ECW2450

Sports economics (6 points)

(BUS)

Leader: Dr. Ross Booth

Offered:
Peninsula Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On completion of this subject students will have: 1. Identified the 'peculiar' characteristics of sports markets and the relevant policy prescriptions that follow. 2. Gained an understanding of the role of economic incentives in determining the behaviour of the various stakeholders - controlling bodies and leagues, clubs/teams, players, fans, sponsors, the media and the government - in determining outcomes in different sports markets. 3. Acquired knowledge of the nature of several specific sports markets in Australia and overseas, and of the relative merits of different approaches to solving contemporary problems in those sports markets.

Assessment: Mid-semester test: 20% + Case study: 20% + Examination (2 hours): 60%

Contact Hours: Three contact hours per week

Prerequisites: ECW1101

Prohibitions: ECC2450, ECF2450