• New chapter on sports gambling, plus coverage of eSports, social justice issues in sports and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sports industry • More international examples and sports figure bios • The examples and applications are clearly presented, and the tone and writing make it accessible even for non-economics majors • Uses three major areas of economics to organise the text: industrial organization, public economics and labor economics • End-of-chapter questions and videos to support students • Instructor resources include PPT slides and instructor manual

The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study economics in a context that holds their interest. Thoroughly updated to reflect the current sports landscape, The Economics of Sports introduces core economic concepts and theories and applies them to American and international sports. Updates for this sixth edition include: More coverage of international sports, including European football; A revised chapter on competitive balance, reflecting new techniques; A brand-new chapter on mega-events such as the Olympics and World Cup; New material on umpire bias; A completely redesigned chapter on amateur competition that focuses exclusively on intercollegiate sports. This chapter is also now modular, enabling instructors who wish to intersperse it with the other chapters to do so with greater ease. This accessible text is supported by a companion website which includes resources for students and instructors. It is the perfect text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on sports economics.