The economics of professional team sports / Paul Downward and Alistair Dawson.
By: Downward, Paul
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Contributor(s): Dawson, Alistair.
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000Description: viii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415208734 ; 0415208742 .Subject(s): Sports teams -- United States -- Economic aspects -- 20th century | Professional sports -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Sports teams -- Great Britain -- Economic aspects -- 20th century | Professional sports -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 338.47796044 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book is unique in that it offers the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to its subject. The authors analyse:
* the economic literature on sporting leagues
* the demand for professional team sports
* the players' labour market.
Amongst the topics discussed are the US system of franchising and draft picks and the chances of their being adopted elsewhere, the implications of player strikes, the onset of pay-per-view and digital television, and the relatively new notion that sport is a business like any other.
Bibliography: (pages 239-244) and index.
Introduction -- Section A: The market, industry and firm in professional team sports -- The market structure of professional sports leagues - general themes -- The market structure of professional sports leagues - the firm in professional team sports -- Cross-subsidisation in professional team sports leagues -- Section B: The demand for professional team sports -- Theoretical and empirical issues -- Traditional findings and new developments -- The uncertainty of outcome hypothesis - theoretical and empirical issues -- Broadcast demand and the impact of television -- Section C: The labour market in professional team sports -- The traditional view: theory and evidence -- Recent developments: theory and evidence -- Conclusions.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. xiii)
- 1 Introduction (p. 1)
- Section A The Market, Industry and Firm in Professional Team Sports (p. 11)
- 2 The Market Structure of Professional Team Sports Leagues (p. 13)
- 3 The Market Structure of Professional Team Sports Leagues (p. 27)
- 4 Cross-Subsidisation in Professional Team Sports Leagues (p. 42)
- Section B The Demand for Professional Team Sports (p. 67)
- 5 Theoretical and Empirical Issues (p. 69)
- 6 Traditional Findings and New Developments (p. 100)
- 7 The Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis (p. 130)
- 8 Broadcast Demand and the Impact of Television (p. 157)
- Section C The Labour Market in Professional Team Sports (p. 181)
- 9 The Traditional View (p. 183)
- 10 Recent Developments (p. 203)
- 11 Conclusions (p. 235)
- Bibliography (p. 239)
- Index (p. 245)