ECON 490

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Topics in Economics

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Treatment of special topics in economics.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same term to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 9 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or consent of instructor.

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	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	37452	Lecture-Discussion	DB	10:00AM -11:20AM	MTWR	119 David Kinley Hall	Bernotas, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 06/10/13-08/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Economics of Sports Section Info: Sports play a major role in our economy. Further, the tools of economics can be used to analyze almost every aspect of sports from players to consumers to the organization of the firms and teams. Data tend to be very easy to find on this subject, so empirical work is abundant. There are several main topics we will cover: 1. Labor issues. This includes (but is not limited to) things like salaries, monopsony, labor unions, and discrimination. Are college athletes exploited? Are professionals paid too much? How much is a player really worth? 2. Antitrust issues. There is wonderful history of laws and lawsuits in sports over market power. Are leagues monopolies? Should they be regulated? How is bargaining structured in the world of sports? 3. Public good provision. At what level should government be involved in funding sports teams? How do people other than direct consumers of this product benefit? Are sports teams good for our community? Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.