The Comparative Economics of Sport

Starting With A Major Survey Of The Economics Of Sport, This Volume Involves Primarily A Comparison Of The European And American Models Of Sport, How To Restructure Leagues To Make Them More Competitive, The Analysis Of Gate-sharing Mechanisms, The Economic Impact Of Promotion And Relegation And A Comparison Of Broadcasting Regimes--provided By Publisher. Machine Generated Contents Note: The Economic Design Of Sporting Conteststhe Political Economy Of Sportis There A European Model Of Sport?antitrust And Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like Mcdonald's And Less Like The United Nationsgovernance And Vertical Integration In Team Sportsantitrust, Promotion And Relegationequality Of Opportunity And Equality Of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues And Competitive Balancepromotion And Relegation In Sporting Contestscompetitive Balance And Gate Revenue Sharing In Team Sportstesting Causality Between Team Performance And Payroll: The Cases Of Major League Baseball And English Soccerwhy Have Premium Sports Rights Migrated To Pay-tv In Europe But Not In The Us The Economic Design Of Sporting Conteststhe Political Economy Of Sportis There A European Model Of Sport?antitrust And Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like Mcdonald's And Less Like The United Nationsgovernance And Vertical Integration In Team Sportsantitrust, Promotion And Relegationequality Of Opportunity And Equality Of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues And Competitive Balancepromotion And Relegation In Sporting Contestscompetitive Balance And Gate Revenue Sharing In Team Sportstesting Causality Between Team Performance And Payroll: The Cases Of Major League Baseball And English Soccerwhy Have Premium Sports Rights Migrated To Pay-tv In Europe But Not In The Us. Stefan Szymanski. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.