Sports Economics

Some JEP articles recommended for classroom use

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Baade, Robert A., and Victor A. Matheson. 2016. “Going for the Gold: The Economics of the Olympics.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 30 (2): 201–18. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.30.2.201 

Sanderson, Allen R., and John J. Siegfried. 2015. “The Case for Paying College Athletes.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 29 (1): 115–38. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.29.1.115 

Kahn, Lawrence M. 2007. “Markets: Cartel Behavior and Amateurism in College Sports.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 21 (1): 209–26. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.21.1.209 

Hakes, Jahn K., and Raymond D. Sauer. 2006. “An Economic Evaluation of the Moneyball Hypothesis.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 20 (3): 173–86. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.20.3.173 

Courty, Pascal. 2003. “Some Economics of Ticket Resale.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 17 (2): 85–97. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/089533003765888449 

Symposium: Sports Economics (Summer 2000) https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/130 

Kahn, Lawrence M. 2000. “The Sports Business as a Labor Market Laboratory.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 14 (3): 75–94. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.14.3.75 

Siegfried, John J., and Andrew Zimbalist. 2000. “The Economics of Sports Facilities and Their Communities.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 14 (3): 95–114. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.14.3.95