This title is for undergraduate courses in sports economics. Core economic concepts developed through examples from the sports industry. The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study economics in a context that holds their interest. The economics of sports explores economic concepts and theory--industrial organization, public finance, and labor economics--in the context of applications and examples from American and international sports. The fourth edition includes many of the recent events in the sports industry and broader economy.