GPA

2.90

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This class applies economic principles to the professional sports entertainment industry and its derivative input markets. The class begins by examining the microeconomics of demand for (by fans) and supply of (by teams) sports entertainment. The labor markets for the primary input, athletic talent, receive significant attention. Coordination among economic agents, taking the forms of leagues, players' unions, and government, is considered at the end of the class, with an emphasis on how they affect the efficiency of the markets related to sports entertainment. Quantitative empirical analysis is emphasized throughout the class. This is not a sports trivia or fantasy sports strategy class.

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