Playbooks and Checkbooks: An Introduction to the Economics of Modern Sports

by Stefan Szymanski

Book Overview

What 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691127506
• ISBN13: 9780691127507
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"