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Linfield Department of Economics
900 SE Baker Street
McMinnville, Oregon
97128
503.883.2402
email: eco@linfield.edu

Economics Courses

ECONOMICS OF COLLEGE SPORTS

Course Number: ECON-322
Description: Application of economics analysis to intercollegiate sports. Analysis of the NCAA as a cartell and the labor market for college coaches. Role of the media in the commercialization of college sports. Issues of discrimination and Title IX. Public policy questions such as paying college athletes and reforms to improve balance between academics and athletics. Prerequisite: 210. Offered spring. 4 credits (IS or US)
Comments: $40 fee