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Football Economics and Policy

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Stefan Szymanski

    1. Imperial College Management School, London, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. The English Football Industry: Profit, Performance and Industrial Structure

    • Stefan Szymanski, Ron Smith
    Pages 1-26

  3. The Market for Soccer Players in England after Bosman: Winners and Losers

    • Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 27-51

  4. The Americanization of European football

    • Thomas Hoehn, Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 52-96

  5. Hearts, Minds and the Restrictive Practices Court

    • Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 97-111

  6. Broadcasting, Attendance and the Inefficiency of Cartels

    • David Forrest, Rob Simmons, Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 112-135

  7. A Market Test for Discrimination in the English Professional Soccer Leagues

    • Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 136-150

  8. The Financial Crisis in European Football: An Introduction

    • Umberto Lago, Rob Simmons, Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 151-161

  9. English Football

    • Babatunde Buraimo, Rob Simmons, Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 162-181

  10. Income Inequality, Competitive Balance and the Attractiveness of Team Sports: Some Evidence and a Natural Experiment from English Soccer

    • Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 182-201

  11. The Champions League and the Coase Theorem

    • Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 202-225

  12. The Economic Impact of the World Cup

    • Stefan Szymanski
    Pages 226-235

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 236-246
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This volume deals with the competitive structure of football. It examines the relationship between sporting success and economic variables, the structure of European competitions, financial problems in football, their origins and options for reform, racial discrimination in English football, and the economic impact of the World Cup.

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'Professor Szymanski is the one of the leading academic authorities internationally on sports economics particularly the economics of (association) football. This volume brings together many of his most important contributions to the the economics of football. He combines first-rate theoretical insight with solid empirical analysis applied to all aspects of the football industry including the operation of the transfer system and the players' labour market, the collective selling of TV rights, the financial performance of teams, competitive balance and league restructuring, and the economic impact of mega sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup. Whether or not you agree with Professor Szymanski's conclusions, his analysis frames the key issues and highlights the crucial assumptions that must be considered. Read, understand, critically evaluate and, most of all, enjoy.' - Bill Gerrard, Leeds University Business School, UK.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Imperial College Management School, London, UK

    Stefan Szymanski

About the author

STEFAN SZYMANSKI is Professor of Economics, Associate Dean and Director of the MBA Programme at the Cass Business School, City University of London, UK. He joins from Tanaka Business School, Imperial College, where he was the Programme Director for the full time MBA programme. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford, Hertford College, where he gained a first degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He began his teaching career at London Business School before moving to Imperial College in 1993. Professor Szymanski is also an economics professor, with many published articles on the business of sport, particularly football and the Olympics. With this professional interest in sports economics, he aspires to launch a sports business research centre at Cass in the future.

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