Topics in Sports Finance

• Main Author: Barajas, Angel (auth)
• Other Authors: Rockerbie, Duane (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: earnings persistence; subsidy; M42; M41; fighting; welfare; salary; financial health; KHL; college sports; earnings predictability; sports finance; Z2; financial fair play; Zuffa LLC; audit fees; payment failure; finances; soft budget constraint; European football clubs; revenue sharing; mixed martial arts (MMA); effort; financial recovery; moments; NHL; JEL Classification; profit maximisation; country of origin; professional team sport; polarization; uncertainty of outcome; bonuses; fighter performance; grants; hockey; accruals; Financial Fair Play; audit shopping; football; UEFA; risk aversion; economics; Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC); World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC); regulation; French soccer; cricket; disequilibrium modelling; segmented labour market; finance; attendance
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sports economics is a relatively new field of research that is experiencing rapid growth in the economics literature. The importance of the sports industry to economies coupled with the availability of financial and productivity data have made the study of sports economics a useful avenue for explor...