ECON 3481 — Economics of Sports
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonTraditional
Investigates what economics has to say about sports as an economic activity: what tools of economic analysis apply to sports, whether sports require different economic tools, what the evidence has to say about key questions. Focuses on professional team sports, although some attention is paid to college sports and to individual professional sports.
Prerequisites
- ECON 1116 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 33% | 27.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 48% | 21.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 30% | 28.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 22 | 45 | 49% | 23.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 60% | 14.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 24 | 43 | 56% | 19.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 26% · T 29% · W 13% · Th 42% · F 29%
Common patterns: F (29% of sections), R (29% of sections), T (16% of sections), MTWR (13% of sections), M (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Gerald Porter (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Martin Konan (65% of students) · reviews
- Gerald Porter (35% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Gerald Porter (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ECON course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ECON courses · Plan it at numap.app