The Economics of Sports

Edited by William S. Kern

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Abstract: The contributors to this book, all economists at the forefront of the movement to study the economics of sports, show how a host of contemporary economic issues come into play in today's world of sports. These issues include industrial organization, influences on labor markets, monopsony power, the behavior of cartels, local economic development policies, and price discrimination.

Keywords: economics; sports; monopsony power; labor markets; cartels; regional economic development; stadiums; financing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J44 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
ISBN: cloth 9780880992091 paper 9780880992107
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