Stephen Dobson, John Goddard

The Economics of Football

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

2nd edition. A detailed economic analysis that covers the hotly debated issues surrounding professional football.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 992g
• ISBN-13: 9780521517140
• ISBN-10: 0521517141
• Artikelnr.: 32208675

Autorenporträt

Stephen Dobson is Professor of Economics at Nottingham Trent University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
1. Introduction
2. The economic theory of professional sports leagues
3. Competitive balance, uncertainty of outcome and home-field advantage
4. Forecasting models for football match results
5. Game theory and football games
6. English professional football: historical development and commercial structure
7. Determinants of football players' salaries
8. Professional footballers: employment patterns and racial discrimination
9. The football manager
10. Football referees
11. Spectator demand for football
12. Gambling on football
13. All around the world: club football in France, Germany, Brazil, Japan and China
14. The economics of the World Cup
References
Index.