Competitive Balance Conundrums: Response to Fort and Maxcy's Comment

Authors

Andrew Zimbalist, Smith CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Publication Title

Journal of Sports Economics

Abstract

Fort and Maxcy misrepresent my argument at various points and misapprehend the nature of the competitive balance issue. The analysis of competitive balance needs to be informed by theory. Purely empirical exercises are unlikely to enhance our understanding of the importance of competitive balance to team sports leagues.

Keywords

competitive balance

Volume

4

Issue

2

First Page

161

Last Page

163

DOI

10.1177/1527002503004002006

ISSN

15270025

Rights

© 2003 Sage Publications

Comments

Archived as published. Open access paper.

Recommended Citation

Zimbalist, Andrew, "Competitive Balance Conundrums: Response to Fort and Maxcy's Comment" (2003). Economics: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/eco_facpubs/47