Diverging Revenues, Cascading Expenditures, and Ensuing Subsidies
The Unbalanced and Growing Financial Strain of Intercollegiate Athletics on Universities and Their Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9010489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John J Cheslock (0000-0003-0792-3767, corresponding author), David B Knight (0000-0003-4576-2490) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 417-447 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.2015.11777370 |
| OpenAlex | W4231852776 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
We present a three-part conceptual model that illuminates key dynamics promoting financial unsustainability within intercollegiate athletics. Revenue divergence comprises the first part as the influx of commercial athletic revenues primarily benefits a small set of universities housing prominent athletic programs. These schools then increase athletic expenditures, which promotes expenditures cascades as their spending spurs expenditure growth at other athletic programs. Because external revenues do not increase alongside expenditures at these other programs, subsidies ensue as student fees and institutional subsidies are increased to fill growing deficits. These increases, however, will be difficult to sustain in an era of tight academic budgets and rising student debt. We describe each part of the model using a range of organizational theories and use financial data from intercollegiate athletic programs to demonstrate that the patterns predicted by our framework are supported empirically
Business · Debt · Economics · Market economy · Public economics · Revenue · Student debt · Subsidy · Finance · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |