Academic Calendar 2023/2024 - Sports Economics
ECON 2136 Sports Economics
Prerequisites:
Any 18 credits completed.Hours:
3 hours of lecture per weekCredits:
3Description:
Students apply economic analysis to three main areas of sport – mass participation, professional sports, and sporting events. Topics include the theory of sports leagues, revenues and profits in professional sports, the market for athletes, collective bargaining, competition policy and competitive balance, and public finance of sporting events.