The economics of aquatic sports
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The economics of aquatic sports
(Sports economics, management and policy, v. 17)
Springer, c2020
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume examines the economics of aquatic sports. Covering topics ranging from youth participation, collegiate level amateurism, and professional performance issues, to the history of Olympic level swim and water polo programs, the chapters illuminate economic motivations behind the behavior and performance characteristics of this industry. Labor-related themes regarding compensation, exploitation and discrimination are examined. The volume is also especially timely, including discussions of the impacts of technological change, the hot hand effect, confirmation bias, and doping. By answering questions about these key issues in sport, this book hopes to shed light on behaviors outside of sport and provide an enhanced understanding of individual, group, and industry decision making and performance under conditions of scarcity and uncertainty.
This book will be of interest to those studying sports economics, sports management, or applied microeconomic theory as well as professionals in the sports field: sports managers, agents, media experts, coaches, athletic directors and development leaders.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Do Aquatic Sports Make Much of a Splash?- Chapter 2. Wins Produced in Water Polo.- Chapter 3. Hot Hands in Cold Water.- Chapter 4. The Cost of Losing Team Bias in Water Polo.- Chapter 5. A Tale of Two Continents: Why do Eastern European Males and American Females Excel at Water Polo?- Chapter 6. Blocked Entry and Demand Shocks in Age Group and Collegiate Swimming.- Chapter 7. Market Power, Rents and Deadweight Welfare Loss in Collegiate Swimming.- Chapter 8. Doping on Deck: The Prisoner's Dilemma of Performance Enhanc-ing Drugs.- Chapter 9. The Impact of Technology and Rule Changes on Elite Swimming Performances.- Chapter 10. It's Not Easy Being Green: Gender and Earnings in Professional Swim.- Chapter 11. What's Next for Aquatic Sports?-
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