{"product_id":"9783032034526","title":"Palgrave Pivots in Sports Economics: Unfulfilled Promises","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Pivots in Sports Economics: Unfulfilled Promises\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCebula, Richard J.; Fenili, Robert N.; Koch, James V.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eCollege graduates do not benefit economically from the intercollegiate athletic programs of their alma mater.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk202857367\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eStudents provide substantial funding for their institution’s intercollegiate athletic programs via tuition and fees. In fact, a typical student is required to pay for such activities. Will this financial burden paid for during undergraduate years help them in the real world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eWhether measuring the incomes earned by alumni, their upward economic mobility, or their record in paying off federal student loans, there is no subsequent economic payoff to graduates of institutions that spend large sums of money on athletic programs. And, in all actuality, evidence suggests that graduates of campuses with FBS (‘big-time”) football programs end up earning \u003cem\u003eless\u003c\/em\u003e than graduates of comparable non-FBS institutions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eThe statistical analysis provided in this book is derived from a sample of almost 700 four-year institutions between 2004 and 2022. The authors present the information and provide analysis, focusing on five different measures of economic success the alumni (for example, the incomes alumni earn after graduating). The book uses this data to explain that there is either no definitive positive connection—and, in fact, there might be a negative relationship—between intercollegiate athletic programs and the economic success of their alumni.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-10-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032034526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-03453-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 276\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44372982857868,"sku":"9783032034526","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032034526_e7867033-25d5-43fb-88fb-ebf4a1c0218b.jpg?v=1776774522","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032034526","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}