Economics of College Sports (Hardcover)

Tables and Figures Introduction Economics of College Sports: An Overview by John Fizel and Rodney Fort Structure College Sports and the University Mission The 1997 Restructuring of the NCAA: A Transactions Cost Explanation by Joel Maxcy The Impact on Higher Education of Corruption in Big-Time College Sports by Paul Staudohar and Barry Zepel Motivating College Athletics by Evan Osborne Financial Returns to College Sports Effects of University Athletics on the University: A Review and Extension of Empirical Assessment by Brian Goff Why do U.S. Colleges have Sports Programs? by Robert Sandy and Peter Sloane An Economic Slam Dunk or March Madness? Assessing the Economic Impact of the NCAA Basketball Tournament by Robert A. Baade and Victor A. Matheson Labor Issues in College Sports College Football and Title IX by Michael A. Leeds, Yelena Suris, and Jennifer Durkin Measufing Marginal Revenue Product in College Athletics: Updated Estimates by Robert W. Brown and R. Todd Jewel Participation in Collegiate Athletics and Academic Performance by John Fizel and Timothy Smaby Managerial Efficiency, Managerial Succession, and Organizational Performance by John L. Fizel and Michael P. D'Itri Competitive Balance in College Sports Institutional Change in the NCAA and Competitive Balance in Intercollegiate Football by Craig A. Depken,II and Dennis P Wilson Is There a Short Supply of Tall People in the College Game? by David J. Berri The Impact of Cartel Enforcement in Divisiion I-A Football by Craig A. Depken,II and Dennis P. Wilson Index About the Contributors