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The business of sports
Publisher
Praeger
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
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v. 1. Perspectives on the sports industry
Preface
ch. 1. The scope of the sports industry in the United States / Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski
ch. 2. The profitability of sports teams : international perspectives / Babatunde Buraimo and Rob Simmons
ch. 3. Perspectives on the sports industry in China / Adam Antoniewicz
ch. 4. Mega-events : the effects of the world's biggest sporting events on local, regional, and national economies / Victor A. Matheson
ch. 5. The financing and economic impact of the Olympic Games / Brad R. Humphreys and Andrew Zimbalist
ch. 6. New revenue streams in professional sports / Daniel S. Mason and Dennis R. Howard
ch. 7. The European perspective on team ownership, competitive balance, and event impacts / Arne Feddersen and Wolfgang Maennig
ch. 8. U.S. sports leagues through the economic crystal ball / Rodney Fort
ch. 9. The big business of college sports in America / Daniel F. Mahony and Timothy D. DeSchriver
ch. 10. Sport in the digital domain / Paul Swangard
About the editors and contributors
Index
v. 2. Economic perspectives on sport
Preface
ch. 1. The allocation of rewards in athletic contests / Bernd Frick and Rob Simmons
ch. 2. Single-entity ownership in sports leagues and antitrust law / Bradley I. Ruskin and Jon H. Oram
ch. 3. Competitive balance and attendance in the sports industry / Brian P. Soebbing
ch. 4. Franchise relocations, expansions, and mergers in professional sports leagues / Daniel A. Rascher
ch. 5. The financial valuation of sports franchises / Mitchell Ziets and David Haber
ch. 6. Professional sports facilities, teams, government subsidies, and economic impact / Xia Feng
ch. 7. Pay and performance of players in sports leagues : international comparisons / Bernd Frick and Rob Simmons
ch. 8. Salary caps and luxury taxes in professional sports leagues / Michael Leeds
ch. 9. The valuation of nonmarket benefits in sport / Bruce K. Johnson
ch. 10. Facility finance : measurement, trends, and analysis / Andrew Zimbalist and Judith Grant Long
ch. 11. Salary arbitration in major league baseball / John Fizel
About the editors and contributors
Index
v. 3. Bridging research and practice
Preface
ch. 1. A simple model of worker productivity in the National Basketball Association
ch. 2. Statistical performance analysis in sport / John Charles Bradbury
ch. 3. Sports facilities and urban redevelopment : private and public benefits and a prescription for a healthier future / Mark S. Rosentraub
ch. 4. Revenue-sharing and agency problems in professional sports leagues / Daniel S. Mason
ch. 5. New developments in stadium financing / Dennis Zimmerman
ch. 6. Economics of incentives in individual sports / Peter von Allmen
ch. 7. The measurement of efficiency in sports organizations / Carlos Pestana Barros and Mário Teixeira
ch. 8. New franchise location in major- and minor-league baseball / Michael C. Davis
ch. 9. The college football postseason mess : economic perspectives / Michael Mondello
ch. 10. Player drafts in the Major North American Sports Leagues / Kevin G. Quinn
ch. 11. Globalisation and the evolving player-agent relationship in professional sport / Daniel S. Mason and Gregory H. Duquette
ch. 12. A review of the post-World War II baseball-card industry / Arthur Zillante
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