LEADER 04159nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910971738803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612158834 010 $a9781282158832 010 $a128215883X 010 $a9781400830008 010 $a1400830001 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400830008 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788565 035 $a(EBL)457926 035 $a(OCoLC)437266819 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000222632 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11175246 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222632 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10170316 035 $a(PQKB)11721623 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43057 035 $a(DE-B1597)453677 035 $a(OCoLC)979685519 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400830008 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457926 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312589 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215883 035 $a(PPN)187952957 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88833474 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457926 035 $a(Perlego)734658 035 $a(FRCYB88833474)88833474 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788565 100 $a20080919d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlaybooks and checkbooks $ean introduction to the economics of modern sports /$fStefan Szymanski 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780691202761 311 08$a0691202761 311 08$a9780691127507 311 08$a0691127506 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tOne. Sports and Business -- $tTwo. Organizing Competition -- $tThree. Sports and Antitrust -- $tFour. Sporting Incentives -- $tFive. Sports and Broadcasting -- $tSix. Sports and the Public Purse -- $tEpilogue -- $tA Beginner's Guide to the Sports Economics Literature -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aWhat economic rules govern sports? How does the sports business differ from other businesses? Playbooks and Checkbooks takes a fascinating step-by-step look at the fundamental economic relationships shaping modern sports. Focusing on the ways that the sports business does and does not overlap with economics, the book uncovers the core paradox at the heart of the sports industry. Unlike other businesses, the sports industry would not survive if competitors obliterated each other to extinction, financially or otherwise--without rivals there is nothing to sell. Playbooks and Checkbooks examines how this unique economic truth plays out in the sports world, both on and off the field. Noted economist Stefan Szymanski explains how modern sporting contests have evolved; how sports competitions are organized; and how economics has guided antitrust, monopoly, and cartel issues in the sporting world. Szymanski considers the motivation provided by prize money, uncovers discrepancies in players' salaries, and shows why the incentive structure for professional athletes encourages them to cheat through performance-enhancing drugs and match fixing. He also explores how changes in media broadcasting allow owners and athletes to play to a global audience, and why governments continue to publicly fund sporting events such as the Olympics, despite almost certain financial loss. Using economic tools to reveal the complex arrangements of an industry, Playbooks and Checkbooks illuminates the world of sports through economics, and the world of economics through sports. 606 $aProfessional sports$xEconomic aspects 606 $aSports$xEconomic aspects 606 $aSports administration 615 0$aProfessional sports$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aSports$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aSports administration. 676 $a338.4/779604 700 $aSzymanski$b Stefan$f1960-$0285840 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971738803321 996 $aPlaybooks and checkbooks$94339643 997 $aUNINA