Edward Elgar Publishing The Economics of Sport (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series)

Product Description The economics of sport exploded onto the academic teaching and research scene in the 1990s. This decade of intellectual effervescence is encapsulated in this state-of-the-art collection which reprints both classic work and more recent papers which may achieve classic status in the future. Andrew Zimbalist - widely recognised to be the leading authority in the field - has prepared a selection of articles which mark an important milestone in the development of sports economics. It will be an essential source of reference to a rapidly growing and widely dispersed literature. Review ‘The Economics of Sport pulls together the key contributions to this growing sub-discipline over the last fifty years. The sports industry has a peculiar economics, first recognised by Rottenberg in his path-breaking article on the labour market in baseball published in 1956. Since then a number of economists have analysed the various aspects of the sports industry but their work has not received the attention it deserves. This two-volume collection will help redress the balance and put the economics of sport in its rightful place as an important sub-discipline in economics. The Economics of Sport is a one-stop guide to understanding one of the most important industries in the modern economy.’ -- Bill Gerrard, Leeds University Business School, UK Synopsis The economics of sport exploded onto the academic teaching and research scene in the 1990s. This decade of intellectual effervescence is encapsulated in this state of the art collection which reprints both classic work and more recent papers which may achieve classic status in the future. Andrew Zimablist - widely recognized to be the leading authority in the field - has prepared a selection of articles which mark an important milestone in the development of sports economics. It should be a useful source of reference to a rapidly growing and widely dispersed literature. About the Author Edited by Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College, US