Abstract

The development of sports economics has exploded in recent years, and this book explores some of the most critical themes. Contemporary Issues in Sports Economics examines topics that have previously received little attention in the literature, such as the determinants and social impacts of sports participation including the link to crime levels. The distinguished authors also discuss some of the less investigated aspects of professional team sports, including: sports betting, financing and governance; the impact of low scoring matches on competitive balance and fan appeal in European football; and the effect on player transfers of a luxury tax on club payrolls in Major League Baseball. This book will appeal to graduate and postgraduate students in sports economics, sport management and sport sciences, as well as managers and coaches involved with clubs, leagues and federations. Sports participants, fans, bookmakers and bettors will also find much to interest them in this unique and insightful study. Die Autoren und ihre Beiträge sind: I. Economic analysis of sport participation determinants and social impact. 1. Andreff, Wladimir: Contemporary issues in sports economics : a selection. 2. Dawson, Peter; Downward, Paul: Participation, spectatorship and media coverage in sport : some initial insights. 3. Caruso, Raul: Relational goods at work! : crime and sport participation in Italy ; evidence from panel data regional analysis over the period 1997-2003. II. The economics of professional team sports. 4. Szymanski, Stefan: Sport financing and governance in Europe. 5. Maxcy, Joel G.: The effect on player transfers of a luxury tax on club payrolls : the case of Major League Baseball. 6. Daumann, Rank; Breuer, Markus: The role of information in professional football and the German football betting market. 7. García, Jaume; Pérez, Levi; Rodríguez, Plácido: Guessing who wins or predicting the exact score: does it make any difference in terms of the demand for football pools?. 8. Andreff, Wladimir; Raballand, Gaël: Is European football’s future to become a boring game?. Verl.-Information und Inhaltsverzeichnis