03252nam 2200721Ia 450 991080990880332120200520144314.01-134-61848-40-429-23240-31-280-31758-20-203-46024-31-134-61849-210.4324/9780203460245 (CKB)1000000000254581(EBL)170158(OCoLC)62592233(SSID)ssj0000143730(PQKBManifestationID)11163513(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143730(PQKBWorkID)10114697(PQKB)11279409(MiAaPQ)EBC170158(Au-PeEL)EBL170158(CaPaEBR)ebr10053924(CaONFJC)MIL31758(OCoLC)52488995(OCoLC)1000426671(EXLCZ)99100000000025458120000307d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe economics of professional team sports /Paul Downward and Alistair Dawson1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20001 online resource (262 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-20874-2 0-415-20873-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The market, industry and firm in professional team sports; The market structure of professional team sports leagues: general themes; The market structure of professional team sports leagues: the firm in professional team sports; Cross-subsidisation in professional team sports leagues; The demand for professional team sports; Theoretical and empirical issues; Traditional findings and new developments; The uncertainty of outcome hypothesis: theoretical and empirical issuesBroadcast demand and the impact of televisionThe labour market in professional team sports; The traditional view: theory and evidence; Recent developments: theory and evidence; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index;This book is unique in offering the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to the subject of professional team sports.Sports teamsEconomic aspectsUnited States20th centuryProfessional sportsEconomic aspectsUnited StatesHistory20th centurySports teamsEconomic aspectsGreat Britain20th centuryProfessional sportsEconomic aspectsGreat BritainHistory20th centurySports teamsEconomic aspectsProfessional sportsEconomic aspectsHistorySports teamsEconomic aspectsProfessional sportsEconomic aspectsHistory338.4/7796044/0973Downward Paul1964-265750Dawson Alistair1940-1720355MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809908803321The economics of professional team sports4203060UNINA