Participation in women’s sport in Australia

Ross Booth; Michael A. Leeds

doi:10.4337/9781849809399.00009

Participation in women’s sport in Australia

Ross Booth, Michael A. Leeds

Department of Economics

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Abstract

Women s sports have received much less attention from economists than from other social scientists. This Handbook fills that gap with a comprehensive economic analysis of women s sports. It also analyzes how the behavior and treatment of female athletes reflect broad economic forces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports
Editors	Eva Marikova Leeds, Michael A Leeds
Place of Publication	Cheltenham UK
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
Pages	40-55
Number of pages	16
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781849809399
ISBN (Print)	9781849809382
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849809399.00009
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

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