International Sports Economics Comparisons

This book brings together, for the first time under a single cover, international comparisons of the major topics in sports economics. Contributors are all renowned scholars of the international sports scene in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, the Pacific Rim, North America, and Europe. The reader will find an overview of sports in particular countries and regions along with comparisons along the major topics of economic importance. In particular, the contributions compare and contrast revenues and costs, labor markets (restrictions and discrimination), market structures (league and association organizations) and outcomes (team profitability and competitive balance), and policy issues (especially competition policy). Aimed primarily at sports scholars, practicing sports professionals, and policymakers, the volume is also well suited for undergraduate sports economics, sports management, and sports law courses.

RODNEY FORT is Professor of Economics at Washington State University. The author of dozens of articles and monographs on sports economics, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Sports Economics. He is a regular speaker and panel participant on sports issues in the United States and Europe, and he has testified before the U.S. Senate on competitive balance issues and often renders expert opinion in legal cases in the United States.
JOHN FIZEL is Professor of Economics and Chair of the iMBA program at Penn State University. He conducts research in applied microeconomic topics that have included online auctions, nursing home efficiency, and the economics of sports. He is co-editor of Baseball Economics (Praeger, 1996) and Sports Economics (Praeger, 1999).

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Preface
Western Europe - Overall Issues
Professional Sport in Europe: Which Economic Model? by Jean-Francois Bourg
Is There a European Model of Sport? by Stefan Szymanski
Still Up for Grabs? Maintaining the Sporting and Financial Viability of European Soccer by Bill Gerrard
Western Europe - Labor Issues
The European and U.S. Sports Labor Markets by Paul D. Staudohar
Economic Analysis of the Transfer Market in European Professional Soccer by Jean-Jacques Gouguet and Didier Primault
Should the International Mobility of Teenage Talented Players from Developing Countries Bye Regulated? by Wladimir Andreff
Western Europe - Competitive Balance Issues
Economic Inequalities within and between Professional Football Leagues in Europe: Sporting Consequences and Policy Options by H. F. Moorhouse
Buying Success: Relationahips Between Team Performance and Wage Bills in the U.S. and European Sports Leagues by Robert Simmons and David Forrest
Revenue Sharing Arrangements and the Survival of Promoted Teams: Empirical Evidence from the European Soccer Leagues by Bernd Frick and Joachim Prinz
Western Europe - League Evolution, Broadcasting, and the Stock Market
Common Origins, Common Future? A Comparative Analysis of Association and Rugby League Football in the UK by Paul Downward and Ian Jackson
Sport and Broadcasting: Comparisons between the USA and Europe by Chris Gratton and Harry Arne Solberg
Stock Market Flotation and the Finance and Management of Professional Soccer Clubs in Europe by Stephen Dobson and John Goddard
Canadian Professional Football
The Professional Football Industry in Canada: Economic and Policy Issues by Neil Longley
Southern Hemisphere Rugby Union
Professionalization of Southern Hemisphere Rugby Union by P. Dorian Owen and Clayton R. Weatherston
Brazilian Football
An Overview of Brazilian Football by Antônio Carlos Kfouri Aidar, Clarissa Bueno de Ameida, and Renato Giosa Miralla
Japanese and Korean Baseball
Japanese and North American Baseball: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Effects of Rule Changes by Akihiko Kawaura and Sumner J. Lacroix
Competitive Balance and Attendance in Japanese, Korean, and U.S. Professional Baseball Leagues by Young Hoon Lee
Australia
Professional Sporting Competitions in Australia by Robert D. MacDonald and Jeff Borland
Labour Market Intervention, Revenue Sharing and Competitive Balance in the Australian Football League, 1897-2002 by Ross Booth
Australian Professional Team Sports In a State of Flux by Braham Dabscheck
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors