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Professional Team Sports and the Soft Budget Constraint
Edited by Rasmus K. Storm, Klaus Nielsen, Zsolt Havran
Exploring why professional team sport clubs are almost always able to survive despite financial mismanagement, inflated player salaries and persistent deficits, this book provides new evidence on how to explain this phenomenon. It looks ... -
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A Research Agenda for Sport Management
Edited by David Shilbury
Challenging the existing perspectives and models upon which sport management has been founded, this Research Agenda compiles cutting-edge research from expert contributors to offer a new definition of sport management. Examining the evol...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Teaching Sports Economics and Using Sports to Teach Economics]()
Teaching Sports Economics and Using Sports to Teach Economics
Edited by Victor A. Matheson, Aju J. Fenn
There is a dire need for a comprehensive pedagogical resource both on diverse approaches to teaching sports economics and the use of sports to teach broader principles of economic concepts. This book does exactly that. The contributions ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![A Modern Guide to Sports Economics]()
A Modern Guide to Sports Economics
Edited by Ruud H. Koning, Stefan Kesenne
This timely Modern Guide offers critical insights into developments in both professional and recreational sports through the lens of the economic forces that determine them. It explores the benefits of the relationship between sports and...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sport Management]()
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sport Management
Edited by Vanessa Ratten
This timely book takes both a practical and academic perspective of innovation in sport management, exploring the role of entrepreneurship in sport. With its interdisciplinary approach, it provides a holistic overview of the ways in whic...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Outcome Uncertainty in Sporting Events]()
Outcome Uncertainty in Sporting Events
Edited by Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Kesenne, Brad R. Humphreys
This book examines competitive balance and outcome uncertainty from multiple perspectives. Chapters address the topic in different sports in a range of countries, to help to understand its significance. It provides readers with important...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Historical Perspectives on Sports Economics]()
Historical Perspectives on Sports Economics
Edited by John K. Wilson, Richard Pomfret
The sports sector, apart from being of economic significance in itself, is clearly one that many citizens share a great interest in. It is not mere results, but aspects such as history, statistics, interest in labour markets and finances...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Personnel Economics in Sports]()
Personnel Economics in Sports
Edited by Neil Longley
Sport is an effective industry in which to empirically test theories of personnel economics, primarily because the employer-employee relationship in sport is much more visible and transparent than in almost any other industry. This book ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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$40.00
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![Sports Through the Lens of Economic History]()
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$27.20
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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$40.00
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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$40.00
