Economist Andrew Zimbalist Explores the Business of Sports March 29, 2007

Andrew Zimbalist, Ph.D. will present The Bottom Line: Observations and Arguments on the Sports Business on March 29 at 7:00 p.m.

In The Bottom Line, Zimbalist, one of the foremost sports economists writing today, analyzes the "net value" of sports. He examines motives for why owners buy franchises, the worth of the players and the profitability of teams, and the importance of publicly funded stadiums. He also addresses antitrust and labor relations issues, gender equity concerns, collegiate athletics, and the regulation of steroid use, providing readers with a better understanding of the business of sports.

"Very few academics treat the sport as seriously as it deserves. And precious few of them keep their subject interesting, says Franklin Foer, author of How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization . Andrew Zimbalist is royalty in this small kingdom."

Zimbalist is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College. His other books include National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer and In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig. He is also a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Sports Economics. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University.


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