Handbook of Sports Economics Research

The wealth of data available on sports makes the industry a singular laboratory for observing economic and business behavior and theory. This unique reference on sports economics research provides a detailed perspective on the current state of the discipline. Covering both team and individual sports that include tennis, golf, and motor racing, the handbook explores what we know, what we do not know, what is stable, what is changing, what is certain, and what is controversial in sports economics. The expert contributors address issues in particular sports or comparisons among sports along major topics such as revenue and costs, labor markets, market structure, market outcomes, and public policy. Part I: Introduction 1. Handbook of Sports Economics Research: An Overview 2. Sports Economics: The State of the Discipline Part II: Review and Analysis of Specific Sports 3. National Basketball Association 4. National Hockey League 5. Major League Baseball 6. European Football (Soccer) 7. Female Intercollegiate Athletes and Women’s Athletics 8. The Economics of Individual Sports: Golf, Tennis, Track, and NASCAR, Appendix: The National Football League Conundrum Part III: Issues Across the Sports Industry 9. Demand Issues: The Product Market for Professional Sports 10. Competitive Balance in North American Professional Sports Part IV: Econometrics and Theory in Sports Economics 11. Team Sports Efficiency Estimation and Stochastic Frontier Models 12. Econometric Models in Sports Economics 13. The Theory of Contests