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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Business
Course Code BT290
Theme・Subtitle Intermediate Applied Microeconomics and Sports Economics
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Thu.4
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Credits 2
Course Number BUS2013
Language Others
Class Registration Method "Other" Registration
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
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【Course Objectives】

After taking this course students should:
1) develop a solid understanding of core economic concepts.
2) be able to apply economic thinking in a business or sports industry context.
3) acquire working knowledge (familiarity with) of EXCEL for statistical analysis.
4) acquire the basic skills and knowledge to read empirical academic papers in sports economics and undertake more advanced course work in the area of applied economics.

【Course Contents】

This course is an introduction to intermediate microeconomics with applications specific to the sports industry. We will cover a wide range of topics including demand (and supply) in sport, discriminatory pricing, implications of profit maximization, utility maximization as well as topics unique to the sports industry such as competitive balance and athlete valuation. An important objective of the seminar is to read and understand academic empirical research papers. Thus, background in introductory economics and quantitative methods is required.

This course is held in English. Permission of the instructor is required.

Prerequisites: 1) introductory (principles) economics, 2) an introductory course in statistics which covers regressions, and 3) an introductory calculus course (college or high school).

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【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Course Overview and Review of Principles of (Micro) Economics
2 Review of Calculus for Economics
3 Review of Regressions
4 Business Model for Professional Sports
5 Profit Maximization
6 Profit Maximization and Athlete Valuation
7 Market Power and Monopoly Model
8 Discriminatory Pricing
9 Economics of Tournaments
10 Competitive Balance and Uncertainty of Outcome
11 Utility Maximization and the Demand Function
12 Utility Maximization and the Demand Function
13 Topics
14 Wrap-up

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Prepare for class discussion through assigned reading and reviewing notes. Work on assigned exercises.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Participation(35%)
Assignments(40%)
Article Summary and Review(25%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

なし/None

【参考文献 / Readings】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 Hal Varian Intermediate Microeconomics W. W. Norton
2 Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld Microeconomics Pearson
3 Michael Leeds, Peter von Allmen, Victor Matheson The Economics of Sports 7th ed Routledge 2023
4 Rodney Fort Sports Economics Prentice Hall

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

Introductory (principles) economics, an introductory course in statistics which covers regressions, and an introductory calculus course (college or high school). Note, the course is taught in English. Permission from the instructor is required to enroll in this course.

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

Students should have a PC notebook and/or pad with EXCEL and a stable access to the internet (from home).

【その他 / Others】

This is a required course for the undergraduate double degree program with the Gustavson School, University of Victoria.

Course schedule and content is subject to change (all changes/modifications will be posted on Canvas and announced in class). Students are expected to check Canvas and their Rikkyo email account on a regular basis for announcements.

【注意事項 / Notice】