Economics Of Intercollegiate Sports, The (Second Edition) - Softcover

Grant, Randy R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9814583375 ISBN 13: 9789814583374

Publisher: Wspc, 2014

Synopsis

“Eis encompasses a wide amount of material - that is one of its strongest points . . . The book also adroitly achieves consistency in both depth and range across the different chapters . . . Eis is a highly readable and useful text on a topic of widespread interest.” Journal of Sports Economics “There is clearly enough material, in terms of breadth and depth, to use the book as a stand-alone textbook for an undergraduate seminar in sport economics. The book offers a lot of data, tables, and figures to help the authors make their points. The end-of-chapter assignments, review questions, and internet study questions . . . provide sufficient support to an instructor who might use this textbook as the only textbook for a class. I also found the economic theory concepts easy to understand and examples appropriately placed throughout the book.” International Journal of Sport Finance Why do universities place so much emphasis on athletics? Are the salaries of head coaches excessive? Should student-athletes be paid? Why is there so much cheating in college sports? Should athletic departments be subsidized by the university? Does Title Ix unfairly discriminate against men's sports? This textbook is designed to help teach students about the business of college sports, particularly the big-money sports of football and basketball, allowing them to answer these and other important questions. The book provides undergraduate students with the information and economic tools to analyze the behavior of the Ncaa, athletic conferences, and individual colleges and universities in the market for college sports. Specific topics include the markets for athletes and coaches, the importance of athletics for colleges and universities, the finances of athletic departments, the influence of the media in commercializing college sports, issues of race and gender, and the possibilities for reforming college sports.

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Why do universities place so much emphasis on athletics? Are the salaries of head coaches excessive? Should student-athletes be paid? Why is there so much cheating in college sports? Should athletic departments be subsidized by the university? Does Title IX unfairly discriminate against men's sports? This textbook is designed to help teach students about the business of college sports, particularly the big-money sports of football and basketball, allowing them to answer these and other important questions.

The book provides undergraduate students with the information and economic tools to analyze the behavior of the NCAA, athletic conferences, and individual colleges and universities in the market for college sports. Specific topics include the markets for athletes and coaches, the importance of athletics for colleges and universities, the finances of athletic departments, the influence of the media in commercializing college sports, issues of race and gender, and the possibilities for reforming college sports.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wspc
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9814583375
• ISBN 13: 9789814583374
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 732