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The Economics of the National Football League

The State of the Art

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  • Provides an accessible one-volume summary of the state of the art of the economics of the NFL
  • Examines the many aspects of economics found in one of America’s major sports from labor economics to competitive balance to player productivity
  • Fills the void in academic economics literature as it relates to the NFL, and paves the way for future research by suggesting new areas of research
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Sports Economics, Management and Policy (SEMP, volume 2)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Introduction

    • Kevin G. Quinn
    Pages 1-3
  3. The Business of the National Football League

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
  4. The Business of the National Football League

    1. The Economic Structure of the NFL

      • John Vrooman
      Pages 7-31
    2. An Overview of NFL Revenues and Costs

      • Phillip Miller
      Pages 57-79
  5. The NFL’s Major Revenue Streams

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
    2. Economics of NFL Attendance

      • Aju Fenn
      Pages 81-88
    3. Media Economics of the NFL

      • Michael J. Mondello
      Pages 89-105
    4. Merchandising NFL Brands and Intellectual Property Rights

      • Stephen McKelvey, Ryan Spalding
      Pages 109-135
  6. Labor Economics of the NFL

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Measuring Productivity of NFL Players

      • David J. Berri, Brian Burke
      Pages 137-158
    3. Salary Caps in a Model of Talent Allocation

      • Anthony C. Krautmann, John L. Solow
      Pages 159-171
    4. The Market for NFL Coaches and Managers

      • Keith D. Malone, Jim F. Couch, J. Douglas Barrett
      Pages 189-206
  7. Other Matters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
    2. Competitive Balance in the NFL

      • Rodney Fort
      Pages 207-224
    3. Gambling and the NFL

      • Rodney Paul, Robert Simmons, Andrew Weinbach
      Pages 225-242
    4. An Evaluation of the Economic Impact of National Football League Mega-Events

      • Robert A. Baade, Victor A. Matheson
      Pages 243-258
    5. Behavioral Economics in the NFL

      • Paul B. Bursik
      Pages 259-276

About this book

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 economist’s perspective.  Part II is a collection of surveys of the economics of the NFL’s most important revenue streams, including media, attendance, and merchandising.  The NFL’s 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Economics, St. Norbert College, De Pere, USA

    Kevin G. Quinn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Economics of the National Football League

  • Book Subtitle: The State of the Art

  • Editors: Kevin G. Quinn

  • Series Title: Sports Economics, Management and Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6290-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6289-8Published: 20 December 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8607-8Published: 03 March 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6290-4Published: 18 December 2011

  • Series ISSN: 2191-298X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-2998

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 338

  • Topics: Economics, general, Labor Economics, Management

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eBook USD 149.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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