From our friends at Econedlink:
Economics of Sports
Baseball season is right around the corner. Using real-world examples from the world of professional sports can teach students about economic concepts – including supply and demand, incentives and comparative advantage – in a way that abstract models cannot.
Check out our collection of free lessons that will give you fresh ideas for teaching beyond the textbook:
- $16 Billion to Host the Summer Olympic Games: Is it worth it?
- Baseball Economics 201
- Should LeBron James Mow His Own Lawn?
- Sports Economics: The Mystery of the 2,333,232% Pay
- Sports Economics: To Build or Not to Build
- Sports Economics: Worshipping at the Altars of pf Adi, Phil and Kevin
- That’s the Ticket: The Economics of Ticket Scalping
- The Economics of Pro Sports: Why are the Cowboys and Yankees so Valuable?
- Why Does Eli Manning Make $24 million per year?