In response to declining budgets, many school districts in the US have reduced funding for sports. In Europe, parents … may respond to difficult economic times by spending less on sports clubs for their children. Such cuts are unwise if … participating in sports is an investment good as well as a consumption good and adds to students' human capital. The value of sports …

America is in the midst of a “fantasy sports revolution” that is changing the way sports fans interact with one another …. With more than 30 million Americans playing fantasy sports, today’s sports fans spend as much time predicting the ….S. law regulates the emerging fantasy sports industry. Part I of this article provides an overview of the history of fantasy …

Very little attention has been paid to the impact of sports participation on the labour market in the European academic … literature while it has received significant recognition in the United States. We consider sports practice as a way to improve or …

three multifunctional sports arenas situated in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg which were designed to improve the attractiveness of … land values. Sports arenas have significant positive impacts within a radius of about 3000 meters. The patterns of impact …

This paper outlines how the theory of contests is applied to professional team sports leagues. In the first part, we … applications of contest theory in sports. In particular, we will show how the Tullock framework is applied to models of team sports … leagues. For this purpose, we will first explain the value creation process in team sports leagues and show how club revenues …