The growth of the secondary ticket market has given sport managers a new way to understand consumer demand for tickets. In the secondary market, transaction prices and the number of transactions are highly variable and respond directly to consumer preferences, making it ripe for exploration....

A fundamental belief in professional sport leagues is that competitive balance is needed to maximize demand and revenues; therefore, leagues have created policies attempting to attain proper competitive balance. Further, research posits that objectives of professional sport teams' owners include...

One of the absolutes in professional sports, and a reason for its success, is the uncertainty of the outcome of individual games, seasons, and championships. This uncertainty impacts a team's attendance and financial operation. While leagues cultivate uncertainty through various rules such as...

Introduction to sport finance / Matthew T. Brown -- Analyzing financial statements and ratios / Chad D. McEvoy -- Risk / Matthew T. Brown -- Time value of money / Mark S. Nagel -- Introduction to financial management / Mark S. Nagel -- Budgeting / Tom H. Regan and Matthew T. Brown -- Debt and...