How to Curb Professional Sports' Bargaining Power vis-a-vis the American City

Edelman, Marc

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How to Curb Professional Sports' Bargaining Power vis-a-vis the American City

Marc Edelman

Barry University - Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law

Spring 2003

Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

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This article argues that Congress needs to pass a bill that bans professional sports subsidies. Part I discusses the historical evolution of sports subsidies. Part II explains the inefficiencies in the legal and economic environment that have led cities to subsidize professional sports teams. Part III discusses four types of proposals intended to reduce subsidization, and Part IV concludes the best way to regulate professional sports is to pass a bill that outlaws sports subsidies altogether.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 26

Keywords: sports, stadium, subsidies, antitrust, monopoly, prisoner's dilemma

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Date posted: November 14, 2008

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Edelman, Marc, How to Curb Professional Sports' Bargaining Power vis-a-vis the American City (Spring 2003). Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1300710

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