Undergraduate - UnitECP2450 - Sports economics

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Economics
Offered	Peninsula First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Peter Schuwalow

Synopsis

This unit will cover: the demand, supply and pricing in the sport industry, sports revenues; whether clubs are profit-maximisers or win-maximisers, competitive imbalance in sport such as player drafts, salary caps and revenue sharing, the sport industry, including government subsidies, private delivery of sport and sport participation, the economic impact of sports, stadium financing; labour markets and sport, regulation of sports, international issues, future directions of the sport industry.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

examine the so-called 'peculiar' characteristics of sports markets and the policy conclusions that follow
analyse the role economic incentives play in determining the behaviour of controlling bodies, leagues, clubs, players, fans, sponsors, the media and government
compare and contrast the key features of various sports markets in Australia and overseas
develop strategies and problem solving skills to address sports economic challenges typically faced by sport managers.