Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

ECON 515 - Sports Economics


The application of microeconomic analysis to the understanding of the market for professional and amateur sports. Topics include the industrial organization of sports markets, competitive balance in sports, public finance of sports facilities, labor markets and discrimination in sports, and amateur and college sports. Not open to students who are economics majors or students who have taken ECON 315 or its equivalent.

Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 or consent of department.

Credits: 3