Economics of College Sports

Name: Economics of College Sports
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ISBN: 9780313051920

ISBN-10: 0313051925

ISBN-13: 9780313051920

Edition: 2004

Authors: John L. Fizel, Rodney D. Fort

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Operating behind a veil of amateurism, the NCAA and collegiate athletic departments oversee big business sports programs. These entities generate revenues comparable to professional sports, practice and play in facilities that rival those found in professional sports, and pay their top coaches salaries comparable to the salaries paid to coaches of professional sports teams. Athletes are courted with lavish stadiums, training facilities, and locker rooms. Customers are wooed with branded apparel, videos, logos, and advertisements. Business interests are captured with stadium billboards, electronic ads on scoreboards, sponsorship of bowl games, logos on uniforms, and exclusive apparel and…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 3/30/2004
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 272
Language: English

introduction	p. 1
Economics of College Sports: an Overview	p. 3
Structure of College Sports and the University Mission	p. 9
The 1997 Restructuring of the Ncaa: a Transactions Cost Explanation	p. 11
The Impact on Higher Education of Corruption in Big-Time College Sports	p. 35
Motivating College Athletics	p. 51
Financial Returns to College Sports	p. 63
Effects of University Athletics on the University: a Review and Extension of Empirical Assessment	p. 65
Why Do U.S. Colleges Have Sports Programs?	p. 87
An Economic Slam Dunk or March Madness? Assessing the Economic Impact of the Ncaa Basketball Tournament	p. 111
Labor Issues in College Sports	p. 135
College Football and Title IX	p. 137
Measuring Marginal Revenue Product in College Athletics: Updated Estimates	p. 153
Participation in Collegiate Athletics and Academic Performance	p. 163
Managerial Efficiency, Managerial Succession, and Organizational Performance	p. 175
Competitive Balance in College Sports	p. 195
Institutional Change in the Ncaa and Competitive Balance in Intercollegiate Football	p. 197
Is There a Short Supply of Tall People in the College Game?	p. 211
The Impact of Cartel Enforcement in Ncaa Division I-A Football	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 255
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 259
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