The study of sport in the economy presents a rich arena for the application of sharply focused microeconomics … follows the tradition of empirical and theoretical analysis of sport economics and econometrics. Including contributions by … relations, attendance and demand, and the economic impact of sport in communities. A wide range of topics is explored within …

Between sports and happiness. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio- Economic Panel (GSOEP), we find a positive … correlation between sports participation and reported life satisfaction. This relationship is stronger at younger and older ages … causal directions. It turns out that the causal impact of engaging in sports on happiness is about four times higher than the …

From the Olympics to the World Cup, mega sporting events are a source of enjoyment for tens of thousands of people, but …

in the Face of a Sporting Ethic, European Journal of Sport Management, 7 (1), 5-30. -- Andreff W. (2006a), Sports … of Professional Sports in the Redevelopment of New Orleans, International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 2 (5 … Events: Theory and Practice, Journal of Sports Economics, 8 (2), 165-182. -- Barros C.P. (2006), Evaluating Sport Events at …