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An Economist Goes to the Game: How to Throw Away $580 Million and Other Surprising Insights from the Economics of Sports

An Economist Goes to the Game: How to Throw Away $580 Million and Other Surprising Insights from the Economics of Sports


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About the Book

An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and off the field Are ticket scalpers good for teams? Should parents push their kids to excel at sports? Why do Koreans dominate women’s golf, while Kenyans and Ethiopians dominate marathon racing? Why would Michael Jordan, the greatest player in basketball, pass to Steve Kerr for the game-winning shot?   Paul Oyer shows the many ways economics permeates the world of sports. His topics range from the business of sport to how great athletes use economic thinking to outsmart their opponents to why the world's greatest sports powerhouse (at least per capita) is not America or China but the principality of Liechtenstein. Economics explains why some sports cannot stop the use of performance-enhancing drugs while others can, why hundred-million-dollar player contracts are guaranteed in baseball but not in football, how one man was able to set the world of sports betting on its ear—and why it will probably never happen again. This book is an entertaining guide to how a bit of economics can make you a better athlete and a more informed fan.

About the Author :
Paul Oyer is the Mary and Rankine Van Anda Entrepreneurial Professor, professor of economics, and senior associate dean for academic affairs at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Labor Economics. He lives in Stanford, CA.

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“Mr. Oyer writes clearly and ranges across all sorts of sports as well as across the globe, introducing fascinating observations.”—Henry D. Fetter, Wall Street Journal “Oyer is able to find some unexpected nuances. . . . The book makes for an enjoyable read and may cause you to rethink some of your assumptions about what goes on on (and off) the field.”—Money Week “A fun and highly enjoyable way to explore the brilliant world of economics through the lens of sport.”—Robert Butler, National Association for Business Economics “If you’re interested in the business side of professional sports and the chances of anyone making it to the top, then this book is for you.”—Leath Al Obaidi, Society of Professional Economists “With his original focus on how an economist looks at different aspects of sports, Paul Oyer gives us a brilliant new perspective that is both enlightening and engaging. A very insightful book that will surely change the way you look at sports.”—Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, London School of Economics “Oyer has given us the definitive Freakonomics for sports—a fun and insightful account of what happens when economic thinking intersects with the world of sports.”—Andrew Zimbalist, author of Whither College Sports: Amateurism, Athlete Safety and Academic Integrity “Paul Oyer applies his considerable analytical skills to study sports phenomena such as corruption, ticket scalping, child prodigies, the Olympics, and many others. I highly recommend this book to sports fans, students, and researchers for some fascinating economic analyses.”—Lawrence M. Kahn, Cornell University “In Paul Oyer’s new book, we learn a bit about sports and a lot about thinking like an economist. Learning economics is now going to be as much fun as playing ping pong, pick-up basketball, or touch football.”—Roger Blair, author of Sports Economics


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780300218244
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 216
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: How to Throw Away $580 Million and Other Surprising Insights from the Economics of Sports
  • ISBN-10: 0300218249
  • Publisher Date: 13 Sep 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 216
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 140 mm


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