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The Comparative Economics of Sport
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Figures and Graphs
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Economic Design of Sporting Contests
- 2 The Political Economy of Sport
- 3 Antitrust and Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like McDonald’s and Less Like the United Nations
- 4 Open Competition in League Sports
- 5 Equality of Opportunity and Equality of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues and Competitive Balance
- 6 Promotion and Relegation in Sporting Contests
- 7 Competitive Balance and Gate Revenue Sharing in Team Sports
- 8 Professional Team Sports Are Only a Game: The Walrasian Fixed-Supply Conjecture Model, Contest-Nash Equilibrium, and the Invariance Principle
- 9 Why Have Premium Sports Rights Migrated to Pay TV in Europe But Not in the US?
- 10 Seizing the Moment: A Blueprint for Reform of World Cricket
- Index