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Chapter OneStudy Questions1.According to Thorstein Veblen, who primarily played sports in the latter 19th century?Solution:The wealthyor the leisure classprimarily played sports in the latter 19thcentury.2.How many boys and girls play highschool sports today?Solution:More than 4 million boys and more than 3 million girls play high school sportstoday.3.How does viewership of the Super Bowl (the biggest game in American football)compare to viewership of a regular-season soccer match (international football) in Spain?Solution:Viewership for the Super Bowl is160 million,while viewership for a regular-season soccer match in Spain is400 million.4.What percentage of sports fans are women? What percentage of the sports media arewomen?Solution:Thirtyto 45% ofsports fans are women;10% ofthe sports media are women.5.According to former President Barack Obama (and he was far from alone in making thisargument), what is the relationship between player salaries and ticketprices?Solution:Higher player salaries cause higher ticket prices.6.According to Humphreys andRuseski (2009), what is the size of the U.S. sports market?
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