Sports Economics

JOHN FIZEL is Professor of Economics at Pennsylvania State University—Erie. He conducts research in applied microeconomic topics, including nursing home efficiency, oil market pricing, mutual fund performance, CEO and executive compensation, and the economics of sports. He is coeditor, with Elizabeth Gustafson and Lawrence Hadley, of Baseball Economics: Current Research (Praeger, 1996). ELIZABETH GUSTAFSON is Department Chair and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Dayton. She teaches microeconomic theory, econometrics, forecasting, and principles of economics. Her research uses econometric techniques to measure economic relationships, most recently in the economics of baseball. LAWRENCE HADLEY is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Dayton. He has published articles on efficiency, revenue sharing, and labor markets in major league baseball.

Preface Introduction An Overview of Sports Economics: Current Research by John Fizel, Elizabeth Gustafson, and Lawrence Hadley Sports Leagues and Markets The College Football Industry by Rodney Fort and James Quirk A Test of the Optimal Positive Production Network Externality in Major League Baseball by Daniel Rascher The Location of Teams and Stadiums Emerging Markets in Baseball: An Econometric Model for Predicting the Expansion Teams' New Cities by Thomas H. Bruggink and Justin M. Zamparelli Mega-Sports Events as Municipal Investments: A Critique of Impact Analysis by Philip Porter Baseball and Basketball Stadium Ownership and Franchise Incentives to Relocate by Gerard C. S. Mildner and James G. Strathman Managerial Decisions: Inputs and Outputs Alternative Econometric Models of Production in Major League Baseball by Elizabeth Gustafson, Lawrence Hadley, and John Ruggiero Technological Change and Transition in the Winning Function for Major League Baseball by Thomas H. Bruggink Streak Management by Rodney Fort and Robert Rosenman Trading Players in the National Basketball Association: For Better or Worse? by David J. Berri and Stacey L. Brook The Benefit of the Designated Hitter in Professional Baseball by Craig A. Depken, II Participation in Collegiate Athletics and Academic Performance by John Fizel and Timothy Smaby Labor Market Issues in Professional Team Sports Did Collusion Adversely Affect Outcomes in the Baseball Players' Labor Market?: A Panel Study of Salary Determination from 1986 to 1992 by Timothy Hylan, Maureen Lage, and Michael Treglia Baseball's New Collective Bargaining Agreement: How Will It Affect the National Pastime? by Daniel Marburger "These People Aren't Very Big on Player Reps": Career Length, Mobility, and Union Activism in Major League Baseball by Donald Coffin The Impact of the Salary Cap and Free Agency on the Structure and Distribution of Salaries in the NFL by Sandra Kowalewski and Michael A. Leeds Bibliography Index.