M. A. Ramsay

Sports Economics

Current Research
Herausgeber: Fizel, John L.; Gustafson, Elizabeth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The sports industry presents many unusual and interesting opportunities for the application of economic theory and econometrics. In 15 professional papers, this book addresses current economic issues in the industry, including the problem of competitive balance, the location of professional sports teams and their impact on local communities, managerial decision making, and issues related to labor markets. Extending the previous research in sports economics, the papers reflect the most recent applications of economic theory in this area. The book will be a valuable resource for professional economists working on sports economics topics. In two opening chapters on competitive balance, the contributors develop a model for college football and examine the impact of balance on attendance in major league baseball. In a section on the location of professional sports teams, the chapters then develop a model to predict the location of expansion teams, make econometric estimates of the impact of Super Bowls on the host city, and analyze the ownership of stadiums and arenas. Managerial decision making is discussed in chapters that examine alternative econometric models of production in baseball, use a production function model to analyze technological change in Major League Baseball, examine the management of team streaks, consider the competitive balance between American and National Leagues, analyze the efficiency of player trades in the National Basketball Association, and estimate the impact of participation in inter-collegiate sports on academic performance. In the final section on labor markets, the contributors estimate the impact of owner collusion on baseball players' salaries, consider the impact of the new collective bargaining agreement in Major League Baseball, analyze the impact of being a union representative, and examine the impact of the National Football League's salary cap on player's salaries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9780275963309
• ISBN-10: 0275963306
• Artikelnr.: 20988292

Autorenporträt

JOHN FIZEL is Professor of Economics and Chair of the iMBA program at Penn State University. He conducts research in applied microeconomic topics that have included online auctions, nursing home efficiency, and the economics of sports. He is co-editor of Baseball Economics (Praeger, 1996) and Sports Economics (Praeger, 1999). RODNEY FORT is Professor of Economics at Washington State University. The author of dozens of articles and monographs on sports economics, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Sports Economics. He is a regular speaker and panel participant on sports issues in the United States and Europe, and he has testified before the U.S. Senate on competitive balance issues and often renders expert opinion in legal cases in the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction An Overview of Sports Economics: Current Research by
John Fizel, Elizabeth Gustafson, and Lawrence Hadley Sports Leagues and
Markets The College Football Industry by Rodney Fort and James Quirk A Test
of the Optimal Positive Production Network Externality in Major League
Baseball by Daniel Rascher The Location of Teams and Stadiums Emerging
Markets in Baseball: An Econometric Model for Predicting the Expansion
Teams' New Cities by Thomas H. Bruggink and Justin M. Zamparelli
Mega-Sports Events as Municipal Investments: A Critique of Impact Analysis
by Philip Porter Baseball and Basketball Stadium Ownership and Franchise
Incentives to Relocate by Gerard C. S. Mildner and James G. Strathman
Managerial Decisions: Inputs and Outputs Alternative Econometric Models of
Production in Major League Baseball by Elizabeth Gustafson, Lawrence
Hadley, and John Ruggiero Technological Change and Transition in the
Winning Function for Major League Baseball by Thomas H. Bruggink Streak
Management by Rodney Fort and Robert Rosenman Trading Players in the
National Basketball Association: For Better or Worse? by David J. Berri and
Stacey L. Brook The Benefit of the Designated Hitter in Professional
Baseball by Craig A. Depken, II Participation in Collegiate Athletics and
Academic Performance by John Fizel and Timothy Smaby Labor Market Issues in
Professional Team Sports Did Collusion Adversely Affect Outcomes in the
Baseball Players' Labor Market?: A Panel Study of Salary Determination from
1986 to 1992 by Timothy Hylan, Maureen Lage, and Michael Treglia Baseball's
New Collective Bargaining Agreement: How Will It Affect the National
Pastime? by Daniel Marburger "These People Aren't Very Big on Player Reps":
Career Length, Mobility, and Union Activism in Major League Baseball by
Donald Coffin The Impact of the Salary Cap and Free Agency on the Structure
and Distribution of Salaries in the NFL by Sandra Kowalewski and Michael A.
Leeds Bibliography Index.