Demand for sport

• Essay 5

Demand for sport can include many aspects of the industry from demand for tickets to the Olympic Games through to supporting your favourite football team or buying a branded pair of trainers. Using real world examples, critically analyse determinants of demand, highlighting how changes in supply and demand can effect and be affected by price, profitability, economic impact, scarcity, substitutes or tastes and preferences.

Marking Criteria
Academic references are provided and correctly utilise the Leeds Beckett Harvard Referencing format to integrate citations/ references into the student’s work. A suitable academic reference list/ bibliography is also provided and justified by the work 10%	Exceptional number of academic references provided and properly utilised in the work. Exceptional reference list is provided and justified by the work
Critically evaluate, analyse and explain relevant economic principles and theories as required by the title. (30%)	Exceptional level of critical evaluation accuracy, supported by reading of concepts, theories, well beyond module key readings
Critically analyse, reflect and evaluate the application of economic principles to sport using appropriate academic theory/literature (30%)	Exceptional critical evaluation and application of economic/financial principles to sport. Exceptional use of academic theory/literature
Coherently, organise and structure an argument, making appropriate use of paragraphs and conclusions at the appropriate level. (20%)	Exceptional level of work coherently organised and argued with clear  paragraphs, introduction and conclusion
Presentation of work acknowledged appropriately with the correct grammar and punctuation. (10%)	Exceptional level of presentation, grammar, spelling and punctuation.

 

Theory; Demand of sport, Peculiar economics of PTS, International economics, Labour Market, Broadcasting.