Midterm #1 Finance & Economics in the Sport Industry Flashcards

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1
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financial situation of U.S. professional sports

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pro segment is growing
financial problem (imbalance)
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method against the financial problem and imbalance in U.S. pro sports

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revenue share

luxuary tax

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formula for profitability

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profit = total revenues - total costs

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biggest part of revenue in pro sports

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media contracts

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rising costs

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salaries, travelling, facilities, equipment

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tough financial future decision for athletic departments

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conference afiiliation
which divisions to compete in
which teams to field

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solution for rising costs

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find ways to increase revenue

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what deals economics of sport with

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scarcity (limited recources)

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efficacy

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get job done

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economic interaction

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exchange of recources to willing party

one product of interst for another item of value

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2 or 3 areas of study withing economics of sport

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macroeconomics
microeconomics
behavioral economics

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what is macroeconomics concerned with

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performance and behavior of the entire countries´ economies

unemployment, interst rate, inflation…

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what is microeconomics concerned with

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behavior and performance of single industries or individual businesses
price, cost, revenue, profit

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what does the microeconomics model explain

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behavior of producers and consumers

how market operate

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market

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place where consumers and producers exchange goods and services - doesn´t need to be a physical place

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what is behavioral economics concerned with

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behavior and decision-making of individuel people

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what does behavioral economics often throw out

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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

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examples what behavioral assumptions help to understand

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why NFL coaches punt on 4th and inch
why teams draft certain players
how much sport gamblers make

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why is microeconomics given most of the attention in sport

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dmand and law of demand
supply and law of supply
market equilibrium
market surplus and shortage

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quantity demand

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the amount consumers are willing to buy at various prices

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law of demand

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the cheaper the price - the higher the demand

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demand

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relationship between the price of a product and the amount of a product consumers are willing to buy

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supply

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relationship between the price of a product and the amount of a product a suppliers is willing to produce and sell

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quantity supplied

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the amount of a product suppliers are willing to produce and sell at various prices

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law of supply

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increase in production as price of product increases

decrease in production as price falls

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market equilibrium

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intersection of supply and demand

consumers are willing to buy as much of a product as supplier is willing to sell

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market surplus

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suppliers are willing to produce and sell more of a product than consumers are willing to buy

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market shortage

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consumers are willing to buy more of a product than suppliers are willing to produce and sell

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29
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economic impact of sport events and facilities

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events and activity bring substantial amount of economic activity into community
spending of money can stimulate the local economy

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what do sport economic impact studies etimate

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changes in net economic activity in a community (revenue, tax dollars, jobs…)

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methodology of sport economic impact studies

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surveys

spending onhotels, cars, food, entertainment, merch…

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software used for sport economic impact studies

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RIMS II; IMPLAN

33
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sport economic impact studies

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collect info on spending patterns of visitors

suffer from disagreements and manipulation

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economic impact

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ex post

after an event

35
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sport leverage

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ex ante

before an event

36
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functions of financial management

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what to do with current financial resources

how to produce additional financial recources

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key roles of financial manager

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determine how much money an organization will need to meet long-term obligations
determine how the organization will procure (beschaffen) those funds

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how to produce neede funds / extra money

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four main revenue streams of pro sports
investments: PE/VC
offering equity in team
expansion teams

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investments. PE/VC

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PE -> private equity: riskless; sport teams invest in other companies
VC -> venture capital: sport teams invest into start-up; risky

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offering equity in team

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give % of ownership in return of capital (buying of shares/stocks)

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expansion teams

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ourchase of ownership for a new team added to a league

money gets shared in between owners

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financial statements

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balance sheet
income statement
expenses

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balance sheet

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financial condition at a point in time
consistent intervals (often ones a quarter)
made up of three parts
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3 parts of a balance sheet

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assets (things that are value) - current and long-term
liabilities (thing we have to pay for) - current and long-term
owner´s equity - capital and retained earning

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current assets of a balance sheet

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available within the next calender year

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depreciation of assets

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sth. becomes devalued (e.g. players when they get older)

can be positive because taxes are based on that

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formular for total assets

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liabilities + owner´s equity

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income statement

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results of doing business over a given period of time (profitability)

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revenue included in income statement

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income of noncash value )delivery of product not purchase)

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expenses

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direct - tied directly to cost of making product
operating - other normal expenses (slaries, rent…)
other - expenses related to outside of normal business operations
income tax - paid to state/federal government, based on revenue

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net income

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revenue - expenses

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what do revenue and expenses depend on

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type of the sport organization

nonprofit/for profit

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sources of revenue unique to the sport industry

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game attendance and ancillary purchase
media rights
sponsorships and endorsements
licensed merchandise

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sources of expenses unique to the sport industry

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cost of sport facilities (Public-Private Funded)

cost of salary (>50% of total expenses for sport teams)

55
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what does an Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) study

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“net economic benefit” coming from facility or sporting event

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rationale of economic impact of a sport event

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residents give money to govern. (taxes)
govern. spends money to put on sporting event
sporting event/facility attracts new money from outside
facility earn a ROI for city and residents

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3 components involved in an EIA

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of people that attend an event
the amount each visitor spent
an economic multiplier (their money gets spent more than ones within the community - on average how many times?)

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two sides of an investment decision

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sports related or otherwise

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questions connected to investment decision making

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should govern. be active investors or passive observers
who should pay for project
who does the investment benefit

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stakeholders that favor govern spending for sport projects

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fans, players, restaurant in location

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stakeholders that don´t favor govern spending on sport project

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non-sport fans

other industries

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how should EIAs be conducted

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scientifically rigorous
procedural
reproducible
unbiased

63
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total economic impact

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direct impact (initial money spent by visitors) + indirect impact (ripple effect of re-circulating direct impact $ (B2B)) + induced impact (employees´ spending additional wages from direct impact $ (P2B, P2P))

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11 problems of EIA identified by Crompton related

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  1. Using sales-based multipliers instead of household income-based multipliers
  2. Using employment multipliers
  3. Using incremental Multiplier Coefficients
  4. Defining the area of interest
  5. Inclusion of local spectators/residents
  6. Inclusion of ‘time-switchers’ and ‘casuals’
  7. Sketchy Multiplier coefficients
  8. Reporting ‘Total’ Economic Benefit
  9. Confusing Turnover and Multiplier
  10. Not discussing the opportunity costs
  11. Ignoring the costs (!!!)
65
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what have sales mutipliers to do with

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how new money ripples (rieseln) throughout the city´s business

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what have income (profit) mutipliers to do with

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how new money affects the actual income of residents.

67
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what is higher sales or income multipliers

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sales mutipliers are always higher

68
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what do employment multipliers have to do with

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how many full-time jobs will be created from the event or facility
least reliable multiplier

69
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define the area of interest

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city, state. national?
who are defined as “out of area visitors”?
city´s economy smaller than state´s

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what kind of visitors should be included

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only outside visitors whose primary intention was the event

“accidental” new money should not count

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what kind of visitors should be included

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only outside visitors whose primary intention was the event

“accidental” new money should not count

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who are “time-switchers” and “casuals”

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people who planned to visit area, but change time to combine visit with event

73
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what do sketchy multiplier coefficients include

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same multipliers as another event, because they are similar
rule of thumb to make statements
multipliers without math to back them up

74
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problem with reporting total economic benefit

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If a city contributes $2M towards a $100M facility, it should only be entitled to 1/50 of the economic benefit generated by the facility
intersted in “mariginal” economic benefit

75
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ROI

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benefits received/costs

76
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what factors are part of a facility´s cost

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build
maintain
service
update and renovate