Sports Economics for Non-Economists

• Short, self-contained introduction to sports economics for readers with no prior knowledge of economics

• Everybody studying or researching sport from a social sciences perspective needs to have a basic grasp of economics

• Avoids jargon, focusing on the key concepts and real-world cases

• Explains the most important issues in sports economics, from leagues and events to the rise of women’s sport

• Covers sport at all levels, from amateur to elite

• Also explores the dark side of sports economics, from corruption to the impact of the COVID19 crisis