ECO 348 Sports Economics

Course description: Sports economics studies contemporary economic issues in professional and amateur sports. The course analyzes the labor market, public finance, industrial organization, and behavioral economics aspects of both team and individual sports. Topics include player productivity and compensation, discrimination, public financing of sports facilities, economic impact for cities of hosting sporting events, franchise markets, competitive balance, and monopsony power

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ECO 121 or ECO 201