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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Brad R Humphreys; Dennis Ramsay Howard |
| ISBN: | 9780275993405 027599340X 9780275993412 0275993418 : alk. paper) 9780275993429 (v. 2 : alk. paper) 0275993426 (v. 2) : alk. paper) 9780275993436 (v. 3) : alk. paper) 0275993434 (v. 3) : alk. paper |
| OCLC Number: | 185033336 |
| Description: | 3 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | v. 1. Perspectives on the sports industry -- Preface -- ch. 1. The scope of the sports industry in the United States / Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski -- ch. 2. The profitability of sports teams : international perspectives / Babatunde Buraimo and Rob Simmons -- ch. 3. Perspectives on the sports industry in China / Adam Antoniewicz -- ch. 4. Mega-events : the effects of the world's biggest sporting events on local, regional, and national economies / Victor A. Matheson -- ch. 5. The financing and economic impact of the Olympic Games / Brad R. Humphreys and Andrew Zimbalist -- ch. 6. New revenue streams in professional sports / Daniel S. Mason and Dennis R. Howard -- ch. 7. The European perspective on team ownership, competitive balance, and event impacts / Arne Feddersen and Wolfgang Maennig -- ch. 8. U.S. sports leagues through the economic crystal ball / Rodney Fort -- ch. 9. The big business of college sports in America / Daniel F. Mahony and Timothy D. DeSchriver -- ch. 10. Sport in the digital domain / Paul Swangard -- About the editors and contributors -- Index -- v. 2. Economic perspectives on sport -- Preface -- ch. 1. The allocation of rewards in athletic contests / Bernd Frick and Rob Simmons -- ch. 2. Single-entity ownership in sports leagues and antitrust law / Bradley I. Ruskin and Jon H. Oram -- ch. 3. Competitive balance and attendance in the sports industry / Brian P. Soebbing -- ch. 4. Franchise relocations, expansions, and mergers in professional sports leagues / Daniel A. Rascher -- ch. 5. The financial valuation of sports franchises / Mitchell Ziets and David Haber -- ch. 6. Professional sports facilities, teams, government subsidies, and economic impact / Xia Feng -- ch. 7. Pay and performance of players in sports leagues : international comparisons / Bernd Frick and Rob Simmons -- ch. 8. Salary caps and luxury taxes in professional sports leagues / Michael Leeds -- ch. 9. The valuation of nonmarket benefits in sport / Bruce K. Johnson -- ch. 10. Facility finance : measurement, trends, and analysis / Andrew Zimbalist and Judith Grant Long -- ch. 11. Salary arbitration in major league baseball / John Fizel -- About the editors and contributors -- Index -- v. 3. Bridging research and practice -- Preface -- ch. 1. A simple model of worker productivity in the National Basketball Association -- ch. 2. Statistical performance analysis in sport / John Charles Bradbury -- ch. 3. Sports facilities and urban redevelopment : private and public benefits and a prescription for a healthier future / Mark S. Rosentraub -- ch. 4. Revenue-sharing and agency problems in professional sports leagues / Daniel S. Mason -- ch. 5. New developments in stadium financing / Dennis Zimmerman -- ch. 6. Economics of incentives in individual sports / Peter von Allmen -- ch. 7. The measurement of efficiency in sports organizations / Carlos Pestana Barros and Mário Teixeira -- ch. 8. New franchise location in major- and minor-league baseball / Michael C. Davis -- ch. 9. The college football postseason mess : economic perspectives / Michael Mondello -- ch. 10. Player drafts in the Major North American Sports Leagues / Kevin G. Quinn -- ch. 11. Globalisation and the evolving player-agent relationship in professional sport / Daniel S. Mason and Gregory H. Duquette -- ch. 12. A review of the post-World War II baseball-card industry / Arthur Zillante -- About the editors and contributors -- Index. |
| Series Title: | Praeger perspectives |
| Responsibility: | edited by Brad R. Humphreys and Dennis R. Howard. |
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