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Title The economics of the National Football League : the state of the art / Kevin G. Quinn, editor
Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 338 pages)
Series Sports economics, management and policy ; 2
Sports economics, management, and policy ; 2.
Contents Part I. The -- Business of the National Football League -- The -- Economic Structure of the NFL / John Vrooman -- NFL Franchise Values, Locations, and Stadium Economics / Jason Winfree An -- Overview of NFL Revenues and Costs / Phillip Miller -- Part II. The -- NFL's Major Revenue Streams -- -- Economics of NFL Attendance / Aju Fenn -- Media Economics of the NFL / Michael J. Mondello -- Merchandising NFL Brands and Intellectual Property Rights / Stephen McKelvey and / Ryan Spalding -- Part III -- Labor Economics of the NFL -- -- Measuring Productivity of NFL Players / David J. Berri and -- Salary Caps in a Model of Talent Allocation / Brian Burke / Anthony C. Krautmann and -- Economics of the NFL Player Entry Draft System / John L. Solow / Joel Maxcy The -- Market for NFL Coaches and Managers / Keith D. Malone, / Jim F. Couch, and / J. Douglas Barrett -- Part IV -- Other Matters -- -- Competitive Balance in the NFL / Rodney Fort -- Gambling and the NFL / Rodney Paul, / Robert Simmons, and / Andrew Weinbach An -- Evaluation of the Economic Impact of National Football League Mega-Events / Robert A. Baade and -- Behavioral Economics in the NFL / Victor A. Matheson / Paul B. Bursik The -- NFL and Antitrust Law / Adam Winters -- Directions for Future NFL Research and the New CBA / Kevin G. Quinn
Summary This book lays down a marker as to the state of economists' understanding of the National Football League (NFL) by assembling sophisticated, critical surveys of by leading sports economists on major topics associated with the league.¡ The book is divided into four parts.¡ The first three chapters in Part I provide an overview of the business of the NFL from an economist's perspective.¡ Part II is a collection of surveys of the economics of the NFL's most important revenue streams, including media, attendance, and merchandising.¡ The NFL's labor economics is the focus of Part III, with chapters on player and coach labor markets, the draft, and contract structure.¡ Part IV includes essays on competitive balance, gambling, economic impacts of the Super Bowl, behavioral economic issues associated with the league, and antitrust issues.¡ This book will appeal to sports economists, sports management professionals, and policy-makers, and would be useful as a supplementary text for sports economics and management courses as well as a reference text
Analysis Economics
Labor economics
Industrial management
Economics/Management Science
Management/Business for Professionals
economie
bedrijfswetenschap
management science
bedrijfsvoering
management
arbeidseconomie
labour economics
Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General)
Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Subject National Football League.
SUBJECT National Football League fast
Subject Football -- Economic aspects -- United States
Economics.
Labor economics.
Industrial management.
Economics
economics.
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Science économique.
Affaires.
Football -- Economic aspects
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Quinn, Kevin G., 1961-
LC no. 2011944271
ISBN 9781441962904
1441962905
1283443503
9781283443500
9786613443502
6613443506