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100	1		_aSzymanski, Stefan.
245	1	0	_aPlaybooks and Checkbooks : _bAn Introduction to the Economics of Modern Sports.
264		1	_aPrinceton : _bPrinceton University Press, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2009.
300			_a1 online resource (248 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aContents -- Preface -- One Sports and Business -- Two Organizing Competition -- Three Sports and Antitrust -- Four Sporting Incentives -- Five Sports and Broadcasting -- Six Sports and the Public Purse -- Epilogue -- A Beginner's Guide to the Sports Economics Literature -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
520			_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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aProfessional sports -- Economic aspects.
650		0	_aSports -- Economic aspects.
650		0	_aSports administration.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSzymanski, Stefan _tPlaybooks and Checkbooks : An Introduction to the Economics of Modern Sports _dPrinceton : Princeton University Press,c2009 _z9780691127507
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=457926 _zClick to View
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