ECON463

Economics of Sports

Prerequisite: 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (ECON306, ECON326); and 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (ECON230, BMGT230, ECON321, STAT400). Restriction: Must be in Economics Bachelor of Arts program. The application of theoretical and empirical economic tools to the sports industry, including competition at professional,collegiate, and international levels. Microeconomic models from labor, industrial organization and public finance will be applied to the sports industry and combined with data from sports markets, providing students with opportunities to produce and interpret economic analysis. The topic of discrimination will also be explored in the context of this particular economic activity.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.14 between 186 students*

ECON463 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 19.89%
A: 16.13%
A+: 3.76%
B-: 8.6%
B: 16.13%
B+: 20.43%
C-: 1.61%
C: 3.76%
C+: 4.84%
D+: 0.54%
F: 2.15%
W: 2.15%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.