Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports
How the Major Leagues Respond to Market Conditions
Frank P. Josza, John J. Guthrie, Jr.
1-56720-193-8/978-1-56720-193-2
Description
In the business of professional league sports, market conditions are the key determinate of the financial success or failure of a team. In the last few years, major league sports has experienced both growth into new markets and relocations of existing teams. Owners and the leagues use demographics, economic data, and governmental support to decide on where and when to expand and relocate. This book examines the sports business from 1950 through 2000. Historical demographic, economic, and team-related data provide the context. The authors apply metropolitan area statistics such as population growth and income, game attendance, and estimated market values to examine the business decisions made by individual teams in professional baseball, football, and basketball.The book looks at specific teams in terms of their long-term viability as a franchise and ranks their performances in economic and business terms. It also examines the related issues of taxpayer subsidies for new venues and the economic impact of professional sports on cities and regions. The book is a fascinating and comprehensive look at the business of sports and its place in American society, business, and economics.
About the Author
FRANK P. JOZSA, JR. is Associate Professor of Economics and Business Administration at Pfeiffer University. His publications have appeared in
Athletic Business
, the
Carolina Journal
, the
Wall Street Journal Review of Books
, and in the
Proceedings: International Conference on Sports Business
.
JOHN J. GUTHRIE, JR. was Associate Professor of History and Economics at Daytona Beach Community College. He is the author or co-author of a number of books including
The Florida Land Boom: Speculation, Money, and the Banks
(Quorum, 1995) and
Keepers of the Spirits: The Judicial Response to Prohibition Enforcement in Florida, 1885-1935
(Greenwood Press, 1998).
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