Reforming College Sports and a Constrained, Conditional Antitrust Exemption

Authors

Andrew Zimbalist, Smith CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2017

Publication Title

Managerial and Decision Economics

Abstract

This paper argues that intercollegiate athletics is at a turning point. The status quo is not stable and change is coming. This change can move college sports further toward commercialization and quasi-professionalism or it can endeavor to reinforce the historical vision of college sports as an amateur activity subordinated to the educational mission of U.S. colleges. The former path will lead to increasing academic scandals, widespread financial insolvency and diminishing support for Olympic sports and Title IX. The latter path, while not without its own challenges, may succeed in restoring a proper balance between athletics and academics.

Volume

38

Issue

5

First Page

634

Last Page

643

DOI

10.1002/mde.2789

ISSN

01436570

Rights

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Comments

Archived as published. Open access paper.

Recommended Citation

Zimbalist, Andrew, "Reforming College Sports and a Constrained, Conditional Antitrust Exemption" (2017). Economics: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/eco_facpubs/43