Table of contents - Special Issue: Financial issues in the sporting industry
Guest Editors: Yang-Ming Chang, Thomas R. Sadler, Shane Sanders
Betting market prices, outcome uncertainty, and hockey attendance in Russia, Sweden, and Finland
Rodney Paul, Colby Conetta, Jeremy LosakThe purpose of this paper is to use financial market prices formed in betting markets as a measure of uncertainty of outcome and other factors as it relates to hockey attendance…
Bend it like FIFA: corruption on and off the pitch
Christopher John Boudreaux, Gokhan Karahan, Morris CoatsThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the institutional background and the incentive for FIFA executives to engage in corrupt activities. The authors also highlight recent FIFA…
Publicly subsidized sports events and stadiums: Have economists done justice to the impact on inequality?
Joel M. PotterThe purpose of this paper is to review the economics literature of publicly subsidized sports stadiums and mega-events. Let it be noted, however, that the author was unable to…
How are we funding professional sports stadiums? An overview
Abhinav AlakshendraAmerican taxpayers heavily subsidize professional sports leagues and teams through direct and indirect public funding to build professional sports stadiums. Today, the proportion…
The 2011-2021 NBA collective bargaining agreement: Asymmetric information, bargaining power and the principal agency problem
Thomas R. Sadler, Shane SandersThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout and collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The impact of team performance and fan interest on NCAA football revenues
Stacey BrookThe purpose of this paper is to examine the drivers of NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision total revenues from the 2007 to 2012 seasons.
Dynamic pricing usage in sports for revenue management
Adrien Bouchet, Michael Troilo, Brian R. WalkupThe purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which dynamic pricing is utilized in North American professional sports. While industries such as airlines and travel…
Inelastic sports ticket pricing, marginal win revenue, and firm pricing strategy: A behavioral pricing model
Yang-Ming Chang, Joel M. Potter, Shane SandersA standard result of firm theory is that a monopoly maximizes profit somewhere along the elastic portion of its demand curve. However, empirical studies of sports ticket pricing…
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