The economics of professional team sports / Paul Downward and Alistair Dawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downward, Paul, 1964-

Contributor:

Dawson, Alistair, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports teams--Economic aspects--United States--20th century.

Sports teams.

Professional sports--Economic aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Professional sports.

Sports teams--Economic aspects--Great Britain--20th century.

Professional sports--Economic aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is unique in offering the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to the subject of professional team sports.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The market, industry and firm in professional team sports; 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; 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 televisionThe labour market in professional team sports; The traditional view: theory and evidence; Recent developments: theory and evidence; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-61848-4

0-429-23240-3

1-280-31758-2

0-203-46024-3

1-134-61849-2

9780429232404

OCLC:

62592233