Problems With Data on the Sport Industry

Estimating the size of the sport industry is an important exercise. Unlike other industries, the sport industry extends across the usual classifications of economic activity included in national income and product accounts (NIPAs) and includes mass participation in sport and watching, listening, and...

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Published inJournal of sports economics Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 60 - 76
Main Authors Humphreys, Brad R., Ruseski, Jane E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2010
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
National income and product accounts
NIPA
Retailing
sport definition
industry size and scope
sport industry
data problems
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Summary:Estimating the size of the sport industry is an important exercise. Unlike other industries, the sport industry extends across the usual classifications of economic activity included in national income and product accounts (NIPAs) and includes mass participation in sport and watching, listening, and following sport competitions on various media. Data from each of these areas have problems that make it difficult to accurately estimate the size of the sport industry.
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ISSN:1527-0025
1552-7794
DOI:10.1177/1527002509354893