Sports Economics

Introduction: sports economics as a subdiscipline of economics and as a knowledge of economic role of sports. Theoretical models of team sports leagues. Framework of economic analysis: competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome, labour market, institutional arrangements and strategic analysis of contests. Consequences: antitrust policy, betting markets, quantitative, effects of sports activity, mega sporting events.

The first purpose is to get students acquainted with a relatively new and growing subdiscipline of economics, which is sports economics. Therefore, the lecture is going to be based on academic articles, predominantly the ones that have been published within last few years. Due to references to both theoretical and empirical results, some of the common views on economic aspects of sports and sports industry shared by the students should be revised.

The second purpose is to demonstrate a potential of contemporary economic methods through their applications in non-orthodox context. A selections of tools, including microeconometric (including pseudo-experimental) ones, game theory, inequalities measures and key concepts of behavioural economics.

The third purpose is to encourage students to conduct either a quantitative analysis or a critical review of academic literature themselves, while providing synthetic conclusions. Therefore, an essay constitutes the most important component of the final evaluation.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. Leeds, M. von Allmen, P. Matheson, V., The Economics of Sports, Taylor&Francis, 2013 (5th ed.).

2. Fort, R., Sports Economics, Pearson, 2011 (3rd ed.).

3. Goddard, J., Dobson, S., Economics of Football, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011 (2nd ed.).

Literatura uzupełniająca:

1. Coates, D., Humphreys, B., Zhou, L.. Outcome Uncertainty, Reference-Dependent Preferences and Live Game Attendance. Economic Inquiry, 52(3), pp. 959-973, 2014.

2. Lechner M., Sari N. Labor market effects of sports and exercise: Evidence from Canadian panel data. Labour Economics;35(C), pp.1?15, 2015.

3. Peeters, T., Szymanski, S., Financial fair play in European football. Economic Policy, 29(4), pp. 343-390, 2014.

4. Owen, P. D., Nicholas, K., Competitive Balance Measures in Sports Leagues: The Effects of Variation in Season Length. Economic Inquiry, 53(1), pp. 731-744, 2015.

5. Szymanski, S., The Economic Design of Sporting Contests. Journal of Economic Literature, 41(4), pp. 1137-1187, 2003.

Publikacje własne:

Łukasz Skrok, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Dawid MAJCHEREK, Elżbieta Biernat, Impact of sports activity on Polish adults: Self-reported health, social capital & attitudes, W: PLoS One,2019;

Elżbieta Biernat, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Łukasz Skrok, Dawid Majcherek, Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital? , W: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,2020;

Elżbieta Biernat, Łukasz Skrok, dr Justyna Krzepota, Short-Term and Medium-Term Impact of Retirement on Sport Activity, Self-Reported Health, and Social Activity of Women and Men in Poland, W: Biomed Research International,2019

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin testowy: 20.00%

egzamin ustny: 5.00%

referaty/eseje: 75.00%

Introduction: sports economics as a subdiscipline of economics and as a knowledge of economic role of sports. Theoretical models of team sports leagues. Framework of economic analysis: competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome, labour market, institutional arrangements and strategic analysis of contests. Consequences: antitrust policy, betting markets, quantitative, effects of sports activity, mega sporting events.

The first purpose is to get students acquainted with a relatively new and growing subdiscipline of economics, which is sports economics. Therefore, the lecture is going to be based on academic articles, predominantly the ones that have been published within last few years. Due to references to both theoretical and empirical results, some of the common views on economic aspects of sports and sports industry shared by the students should be revised.

The second purpose is to demonstrate a potential of contemporary economic methods through their applications in non-orthodox context. A selections of tools, including microeconometric (including pseudo-experimental) ones, game theory, inequalities measures and key concepts of behavioural economics.

The third purpose is to encourage students to conduct either a quantitative analysis or a critical review of academic literature themselves, while providing synthetic conclusions. Therefore, an essay constitutes the most important component of the final evaluation.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. Leeds, M. von Allmen, P. Matheson, V., The Economics of Sports, Taylor&Francis, 2013 (5th ed.).

2. Fort, R., Sports Economics, Pearson, 2011 (3rd ed.).

3. Goddard, J., Dobson, S., Economics of Football, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011 (2nd ed.).

Literatura uzupełniająca:

1. Coates, D., Humphreys, B., Zhou, L.. Outcome Uncertainty, Reference-Dependent Preferences and Live Game Attendance. Economic Inquiry, 52(3), pp. 959-973, 2014.

2. Lechner M., Sari N. Labor market effects of sports and exercise: Evidence from Canadian panel data. Labour Economics;35(C), pp.1?15, 2015.

3. Peeters, T., Szymanski, S., Financial fair play in European football. Economic Policy, 29(4), pp. 343-390, 2014.

4. Owen, P. D., Nicholas, K., Competitive Balance Measures in Sports Leagues: The Effects of Variation in Season Length. Economic Inquiry, 53(1), pp. 731-744, 2015.

5. Szymanski, S., The Economic Design of Sporting Contests. Journal of Economic Literature, 41(4), pp. 1137-1187, 2003.

Publikacje własne:

Łukasz Skrok, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Dawid MAJCHEREK, Elżbieta Biernat, Impact of sports activity on Polish adults: Self-reported health, social capital & attitudes, W: PLoS One,2019;

Elżbieta Biernat, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Łukasz Skrok, Dawid Majcherek, Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital? , W: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,2020;

Elżbieta Biernat, Łukasz Skrok, dr Justyna Krzepota, Short-Term and Medium-Term Impact of Retirement on Sport Activity, Self-Reported Health, and Social Activity of Women and Men in Poland, W: Biomed Research International,2019

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin testowy: 20.00%

egzamin ustny: 5.00%

referaty/eseje: 75.00%

Introduction: sports economics as a subdiscipline of economics and as a knowledge of economic role of sports. Theoretical models of team sports leagues. Framework of economic analysis: competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome, labour market, institutional arrangements and strategic analysis of contests. Consequences: antitrust policy, betting markets, quantitative, effects of sports activity, mega sporting events.

The first purpose is to get students acquainted with a relatively new and growing subdiscipline of economics, which is sports economics. Therefore, the lecture is going to be based on academic articles, predominantly the ones that have been published within last few years. Due to references to both theoretical and empirical results, some of the common views on economic aspects of sports and sports industry shared by the students should be revised.

The second purpose is to demonstrate a potential of contemporary economic methods through their applications in non-orthodox context. A selections of tools, including microeconometric (including pseudo-experimental) ones, game theory, inequalities measures and key concepts of behavioural economics.

The third purpose is to encourage students to conduct either a quantitative analysis or a critical review of academic literature themselves, while providing synthetic conclusions. Therefore, an essay constitutes the most important component of the final evaluation.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. Leeds, M. von Allmen, P. Matheson, V., The Economics of Sports, Taylor&Francis, 2013 (5th ed.).

2. Fort, R., Sports Economics, Pearson, 2011 (3rd ed.).

3. Goddard, J., Dobson, S., Economics of Football, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011 (2nd ed.).

Literatura uzupełniająca:

1. Coates, D., Humphreys, B., Zhou, L.. Outcome Uncertainty, Reference-Dependent Preferences and Live Game Attendance. Economic Inquiry, 52(3), pp. 959-973, 2014.

2. Lechner M., Sari N. Labor market effects of sports and exercise: Evidence from Canadian panel data. Labour Economics;35(C), pp.1?15, 2015.

3. Peeters, T., Szymanski, S., Financial fair play in European football. Economic Policy, 29(4), pp. 343-390, 2014.

4. Owen, P. D., Nicholas, K., Competitive Balance Measures in Sports Leagues: The Effects of Variation in Season Length. Economic Inquiry, 53(1), pp. 731-744, 2015.

5. Szymanski, S., The Economic Design of Sporting Contests. Journal of Economic Literature, 41(4), pp. 1137-1187, 2003.

Publikacje własne:

Łukasz Skrok, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Dawid MAJCHEREK, Elżbieta Biernat, Impact of sports activity on Polish adults: Self-reported health, social capital & attitudes, W: PLoS One,2019;

Elżbieta Biernat, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Łukasz Skrok, Dawid Majcherek, Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital? , W: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,2020;

Elżbieta Biernat, Łukasz Skrok, dr Justyna Krzepota, Short-Term and Medium-Term Impact of Retirement on Sport Activity, Self-Reported Health, and Social Activity of Women and Men in Poland, W: Biomed Research International,2019

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin testowy: 20.00%

egzamin ustny: 5.00%

referaty/eseje: 75.00%

Introduction: sports economics as a subdiscipline of economics and as a knowledge of economic role of sports. Theoretical models of team sports leagues. Framework of economic analysis: competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome, labour market, institutional arrangements and strategic analysis of contests. Consequences: antitrust policy, betting markets, quantitative, effects of sports activity, mega sporting events.

The first purpose is to get students acquainted with a relatively new and growing subdiscipline of economics, which is sports economics. Therefore, the lecture is going to be based on academic articles, predominantly the ones that have been published within last few years. Due to references to both theoretical and empirical results, some of the common views on economic aspects of sports and sports industry shared by the students should be revised.

The second purpose is to demonstrate a potential of contemporary economic methods through their applications in non-orthodox context. A selections of tools, including microeconometric (including pseudo-experimental) ones, game theory, inequalities measures and key concepts of behavioural economics.

The third purpose is to encourage students to conduct either a quantitative analysis or a critical review of academic literature themselves, while providing synthetic conclusions. Therefore, an essay constitutes the most important component of the final evaluation.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. Leeds, M. von Allmen, P. Matheson, V., The Economics of Sports, Taylor&Francis, 2013 (5th ed.).

2. Fort, R., Sports Economics, Pearson, 2011 (3rd ed.).

3. Goddard, J., Dobson, S., Economics of Football, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011 (2nd ed.).

Literatura uzupełniająca:

1. Coates, D., Humphreys, B., Zhou, L.. Outcome Uncertainty, Reference-Dependent Preferences and Live Game Attendance. Economic Inquiry, 52(3), pp. 959-973, 2014.

2. Lechner M., Sari N. Labor market effects of sports and exercise: Evidence from Canadian panel data. Labour Economics;35(C), pp.1?15, 2015.

3. Peeters, T., Szymanski, S., Financial fair play in European football. Economic Policy, 29(4), pp. 343-390, 2014.

4. Owen, P. D., Nicholas, K., Competitive Balance Measures in Sports Leagues: The Effects of Variation in Season Length. Economic Inquiry, 53(1), pp. 731-744, 2015.

5. Szymanski, S., The Economic Design of Sporting Contests. Journal of Economic Literature, 41(4), pp. 1137-1187, 2003.

Publikacje własne:

Łukasz Skrok, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Dawid MAJCHEREK, Elżbieta Biernat, Impact of sports activity on Polish adults: Self-reported health, social capital & attitudes, W: PLoS One,2019;

Elżbieta Biernat, dr Hanna Nałęcz, Łukasz Skrok, Dawid Majcherek, Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital? , W: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,2020;

Elżbieta Biernat, Łukasz Skrok, dr Justyna Krzepota, Short-Term and Medium-Term Impact of Retirement on Sport Activity, Self-Reported Health, and Social Activity of Women and Men in Poland, W: Biomed Research International,2019

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin testowy: 20.00%

egzamin ustny: 5.00%

referaty/eseje: 75.00%