The comparative economics of sport
By: Stefan Szymanski
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Basingstoke, Hampshire [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780230232242
Description: "Starting with a major survey of the economics of sport, this volume involves primarily a comparison of the European and American models of sport, how to restructure leagues to make them more competitive, the analysis of gate-sharing mechanisms, the economic impact of promotion and relegation and a comparison of broadcasting regimes"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: The Economic Design of Sporting ContestsThe Political Economy of SportIs there a European Model of Sport?Antitrust and Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like McDonald's and Less like the United NationsGovernance and Vertical Integration in Team SportsAntitrust, Promotion and RelegationEquality of Opportunity and Equality of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues and Competitive BalancePromotion and Relegation in Sporting ContestsCompetitive Balance and Gate Revenue Sharing in Team SportsTesting Causality Between Team Performance and Payroll: The Cases of Major League Baseball and English SoccerWhy Have Premium Sports Rights Migrated to Pay-TV in Europe but not in the US The Economic Design of Sporting ContestsThe Political Economy of SportIs there a European Model of Sport?Antitrust and Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like McDonald's and Less like the United NationsGovernance and Vertical Integration in Team SportsAntitrust, Promotion and RelegationEquality of Opportunity and Equality of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues and Competitive BalancePromotion and Relegation in Sporting ContestsCompetitive Balance and Gate Revenue Sharing in Team SportsTesting Causality Between Team Performance and Payroll: The Cases of Major League Baseball and English SoccerWhy Have Premium Sports Rights Migrated to Pay-TV in Europe but not in the US.