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Dec 22, 2024
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2016-2017 HillBook (Class of 2020) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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ECO 244 - The Economics of SportsThree Credits
Spring Semester
The course analyzes the industry of sports, particularly professional and big-time college sports, using and developing tools of economic analysis, mainly microeconomics. Topics include the salary structure of professional team sports and the effects of free agency; the factors affecting sports attendance; the value of sports programming to broadcasters and the effect of television revenue; issues in college sports like conference realignment, television contracts, and eligibility rules; the economic effects of professional sports franchises and stadia; and factors affecting competitive balance.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 176 and ECO 178 (or their corresponding First-Year Seminar equivalents) and completion of any Statistical Reasoning course.
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Sports, Science & Society programs.
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