Midterm #1 Finance & Economics in the Sport Industry Flashcards
financial situation of U.S. professional sports
pro segment is growing financial problem (imbalance)
method against the financial problem and imbalance in U.S. pro sports
revenue share
luxuary tax
formula for profitability
profit = total revenues - total costs
biggest part of revenue in pro sports
media contracts
rising costs
salaries, travelling, facilities, equipment
tough financial future decision for athletic departments
conference afiiliation
which divisions to compete in
which teams to field
solution for rising costs
find ways to increase revenue
what deals economics of sport with
scarcity (limited recources)
efficacy
get job done
economic interaction
exchange of recources to willing party
one product of interst for another item of value
2 or 3 areas of study withing economics of sport
macroeconomics
microeconomics
behavioral economics
what is macroeconomics concerned with
performance and behavior of the entire countries´ economies
unemployment, interst rate, inflation…
what is microeconomics concerned with
behavior and performance of single industries or individual businesses
price, cost, revenue, profit
what does the microeconomics model explain
behavior of producers and consumers
how market operate
market
place where consumers and producers exchange goods and services - doesn´t need to be a physical place
what is behavioral economics concerned with
behavior and decision-making of individuel people
what does behavioral economics often throw out
old assumptions macro-and microeconomics had to make
e.g. individuals´ judgement aren´t random and “offsetting”
there are cognitive biases that affect everyone consistently
examples what behavioral assumptions help to understand
why NFL coaches punt on 4th and inch
why teams draft certain players
how much sport gamblers make
why is microeconomics given most of the attention in sport
dmand and law of demand
supply and law of supply
market equilibrium
market surplus and shortage
quantity demand
the amount consumers are willing to buy at various prices
law of demand
the cheaper the price - the higher the demand
demand
relationship between the price of a product and the amount of a product consumers are willing to buy
supply
relationship between the price of a product and the amount of a product a suppliers is willing to produce and sell
quantity supplied
the amount of a product suppliers are willing to produce and sell at various prices
law of supply
increase in production as price of product increases
decrease in production as price falls
market equilibrium
intersection of supply and demand
consumers are willing to buy as much of a product as supplier is willing to sell
market surplus
suppliers are willing to produce and sell more of a product than consumers are willing to buy
market shortage
consumers are willing to buy more of a product than suppliers are willing to produce and sell
economic impact of sport events and facilities
events and activity bring substantial amount of economic activity into community
spending of money can stimulate the local economy
what do sport economic impact studies etimate
changes in net economic activity in a community (revenue, tax dollars, jobs…)