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Sports Economics Uncut
Brian Goff
“Sport has the power to change the world.” Sports Economics Uncut expresses this insight from Nelson Mandela, exploring sports as a fascinating mirror of the world and a powerful agent of change. In it, Brian Goff covers subjects ranging...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Sports Through the Lens of Economic History
Edited by Richard Pomfret, John K. Wilson
From professional team sports to international events such as the Olympics and Tour de France, the modern sports industry continues to attract a large number of spectators and participants. This book, edited by Richard Pomfret and John K...eBook:Find out more£19.96
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The Economics of Sports Betting
Edited by Plácido Rodríguez, Brad R. Humphreys, Robert Simmons
This unique book delves into a number of intriguing issues and addresses several pertinent questions including, should gambling markets be privatized? Is the ‘hot hand’ hypothesis real or a myth? Are the ‘many’ smarter than the ‘few’ in ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Disequilibrium Sports Economics
Edited by Wladimir Andreff
For decades, sports economics has been set within the framework of equilibrium economics, in particular when modelling team sport leagues. Based on a conviction that this does not reflect real life, this book addresses a gap in the liter...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Public Policy and Professional Sports
John K. Wilson, Richard Pomfret
Public Policy and Professional Sports is a comprehensive analysis of public policy aspects of the economics of professional sports, supported by in-depth international case studies. It covers regulation and competition in the sports indu...eBook:Find out more£24.76
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The Economics of Competitive Sports
Edited by Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Késenne, Ruud Koning
The essence of any sports contest is competition. The very unpredictability of a sporting outcome distinguishes it from, say, an opera performance. This volume presents a state of the art overview of the economics of competitive sport al...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Econometrics of Sport
Edited by Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Késenne, Jaume García
The study of sport in the economy presents a rich arena for the application of sharply focused microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics to both team and individual outcomes. This unique book offers a survey of recent research that...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Economics of Sport, Health and Happiness
Edited by Plácido Rodríguez , Stefan Késenne, Brad R. Humphreys
Including an array of distinguished contributors, this novel book fills a gap in the literature by addressing an important, yet under-researched, issue in the field of sports economics. It places great emphasis on the notion that sport i...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Contemporary Issues in Sports Economics
Edited by Wladimir Andreff
The development of sports economics has exploded in recent years, and this well-researched and relevant book explores some of the most critical themes. Contemporary Issues in Sports Economics examines topics that have previously receiv...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Political Economy of Professional Sport
Jean-François Bourg, Jean-Jacques Gouguet
This timely book offers a critical interpretation of the traditional social and economic accounts of sport. It provides an incisive analysis of professional sport and defines alternative foundations to the present model. The authors demo...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Economics, Uncertainty and European Football
Loek Groot
This book provides a complete picture of the development of competitive balance in the major European football countries over an extended period of time, along with some policy prescriptions for the governance of the European football ma...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Regulation of Sport in the European Union
Edited by Barbara Bogusz, Adam Cygan, Erika Szyszczak
The Regulation of Sport in the European Union brings together a collection of essays which examine the regulatory and institutional implications which the ‘Europeanisation’ of sporting activity has brought about in the last decade. Uniqu...eBook:Find out more£25.00