3.00 Credits
Tools of economic analysis are used to study the sports industry. Topics of discussion include monopoly, monopsony, pricing strategies, profitability, role of unions, discrimination, salary determination, and college athletics. The course is divided into three main sections: 1) the market structure of sports, 2) the financing of professional sports, and 3) the labor markets of professional and amateur sports.
Prerequisite:
ECO 101 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ECO 102 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ECO 113 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HON 165 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HON 166 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D