Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Alexander Krumer
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring, Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
IDR720 Introduction to Sport and Event Economics (Spring 2023)
About the course
- Supply and demand
- Market equilibrium
- Value of money and capitalisation
- Game theory
- Incentives in tournaments
- Empirical analysis
- Home advantage phenomenon
- Hosting of mega events
- Behavioral aspects in sports competitions
- Gender issues in sports
- Competitive balance
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master in Change and Management
- Master of Science in Sport Management
- Exchange programme - Master's level
Recommended requirements
Basic knowledge in math, statistics and micro economics.
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge:
Completing this course the student should be able to:
- Understand basic theories that are used in Sports Economics
- Understand the economic issues related to team sports and the hosting of major events.
- Understand the goals of the designer of a sport tournament.
Skills:
Completing this course the student should be able to:
- Analyze the factors and mechanisms that influence the allocation of efforts of contestants in tournaments.
- Execute theoretical analysis and predict different outcomes that may be of interest for the designer of a sport tournament.
- Work with data and execute empirical analysis.
General Competence:
Completing this course the student should be able to:
- Apply different Sports Economics principles in future engagements in sports organisations.
Forms of teaching and learning
There will be usual lectures as well as sessions where students will learn a statistical software Stata. At the end of the course the students will also present one paper and empirical work based on data from real competitions.
Examination
- Form of assessment: School assessment
- Proportion: 70%
- Duration: 2 hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Supported material:
- Form of assessment: Oral school assessment
- Proportion: 15%
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Grouping: Group
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Supported material:
- Form of assessment: Oral school assessment
- Proportion: 15%
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Grouping: Group
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Supported material:
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