The Economics of the National Football League The State of the Art [Hardcover]

This book lays down a marker as to the state of economists understanding of the National Football League (NFL) by assembling sophisticated, critical surveys of by leading sports economists on major topics associated with the league.? The book is divided into four parts.? The first three chapters in Part I provide an overview of the business of the NFL from an economists perspective.? Part II is a collection of surveys of the economics of the NFLs most important revenue streams, including media, attendance, and merchandising.? The NFLs labor economics is the focus of Part III, with chapters on player and coach labor markets, the draft, and contract structure.? Part IV includes essays on competitive balance, gambling, economic impacts of the Super Bowl, behavioral economic issues associated with the league, and antitrust issues.? This book will appeal to sports economists, sports management professionals, and policy-makers, and would be useful as a supplementary text for sports economics and management courses as well as a reference text.

This book assembles research by leading sports economists on major economic topics relating to the American National Football League (NFL). It provides sophisticated and critical surveys of the relevant economics literature on the subjects addressed.

Introduction.- Part I The Business of the National Football League.- Chapter 1 Overview of the Economics of the NFL.- Chapter 2 NFL Franchise Values, Locations, and Stadium Economics.- Chapter 3 Revenues and Costs in the NFL.- Part II The NFLs Major Revenue Streams.- Chapter 4 Economics of NFL Attendance.- Chapter 5 Media Economics of the NFL.- Chapter 6 Merchandising NFL Brands and Intellectual Property Rights.- Part? III Labor Economics of the NFL.- Chapter 7 Measuring Productivity of NFL Players.- Chapter 8 Wages, Contracts, and the Free Agent Market under the NFL Salary Cap System.- Chapter 9 Economics of the NFL Player Entry Draft SylCE