Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The market structure of professional team sports leagues : general themes -- The market structure of professional team sports leagues : the firm in professional team sports -- Cross-subsidisation in professional team sports leagues -- 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 -- The traditional view : theory and evidence -- Recent developments : theory and evidence.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Do dominant teams kill public interest in professional sports? Do spectators relish close contest and unpredictable results? Are sports stars overpaid? Will recent changes to sports broadcasting undermine the traditional organisation of professional team sports? To address these, and other issues, this text offers a survey of the economic literature on sporting leagues, the demand for professional team sports and 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.
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Do dominant teams kill public interest in professional sports? Do spectators relish close contest and unpredictable results? This text offers a survey of the economic literature on sporting leagues, the demand for professional team sports and the players' labour market.
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eBook Library
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EBL170158
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Title
Economics of professional team sports.
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0415208734
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Professional sports-- Economic aspects-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.
Professional sports-- Economic aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Sports teams-- Economic aspects-- Great Britain-- 20th century.
Sports teams-- Economic aspects-- United States-- 20th century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Park & Recreation Management.