01986cam a2200277 i 4500 605173543 TxAuBib 20221006120000.0 211030s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021949772 9780300218244 HRD 25.00 0300218249 HRD 25.00 TxAuBib rda Oyer, Paul E, 1963-, author, (Paul Edward.) An economist goes to the game [BOOK] : how to throw away $580 million and other surprising insights from the economics of sports / Paul Oyer. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022] 207 pages : maps, illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Are ticket scalpers good for teams? Should parents push their kids to excel at sports? Why do Koreans dominate women’s golf, while Kenyans and Ethiopians dominate marathon racing? Why would Michael Jordan, the greatest player in basketball, pass to Steve Kerr for the game-winning shot? Paul Oyer shows the many ways economics permeates the world of sports. His topics range from the business of sport to how great athletes use economic thinking to outsmart their opponents to why the world's greatest sports powerhouse (at least per capita) is not America or China but the principality of Liechtenstein. Economics explains why some sports cannot stop the use of performance-enhancing drugs while others can, why hundred-million-dollar player contracts are guaranteed in baseball but not in football, how one man was able to set the world of sports betting on its ear—and why it will probably never happen again. Provided by publisher. 20221006. Sports Economic aspects. Professional sports Economic aspects.