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In this 4-week pop up course we will critically examine the sports industry through the lens of microeconomic principles. The course will mainly focus on the economic impacts associated with the four Major US Sports leagues and the NCAA. The course will address current events, such as the economic impacts of the Paris Olympics, the Name, Image, and Likeness rules in the NCAA, and using public financing for stadiums. Other topics covered, as time permits, will include the structure of sports leagues, revenue sharing, ticket pricing, salary negotiations, broadcast contracts, and cheating. Through studies (both case and academic), current data analysis, and critical discussions, students will learn the economic significance, and their complexities, of various issues in the sports world.