Wages of Wins - Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport. Updated Edition

Informationen zum Autor David J. Berri is Associate Professor of Economics at California State University, Bakersfield. Martin B. Schmidt is Associate Professor of Economics at the College of William and Mary. Stacey L. Brook is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Sioux Falls. Klappentext Arguing about sports is as old as the games people play. Over the years sports debates have become muddled by many myths that do not match the numbers generated by those playing the games. In The Wages of Wins, the authors use layman's language and easy to follow examples based on their own academic research to debunk many of the most commonly held beliefs about sports. > Zusammenfassung The Wages of Wins is a proper analysis of the data generated by professional sports; it tells many tales that are inconsistent with the myths put forward by the media, industry, and consumers of professional sport.

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• Authors: David Berri, David J Berri, David J. Berri, David J. Schmidt Berri, David J./ Schmidt Berri, David Schmidt Berri, Stacey Brook, Stacey L Brook, Stacey L. Brook, Martin Schmidt, Martin B Schmidt, Martin B. Schmidt
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2007
• EAN: 9780804758444
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-5844-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Stanford Business Books
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, Business / Economics / Finance