Overview
- Discusses the economics of aquatic sports—focusing on swimming and water polo
- Highlights timely issues in the field such as doping, confirmation bias, and the hot hand effect
- Answers questions regarding economic behavior and provides a framework for future research and inquiry within the discipline
Part of the book series: Sports Economics, Management and Policy (SEMP, volume 17)
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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.Similar content being viewed by others
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction to Aquatic Sport: Water Polo
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Economics of Elite Swimming
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Economics of Aquatic Sports
Editors: Jill S. Harris
Series Title: Sports Economics, Management and Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52340-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52339-8Published: 19 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52342-8Published: 20 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52340-4Published: 18 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2191-298X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-2998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 101
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sports Economics, Microeconomics, Labor Economics