Playing college sports

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• RESEARCH TOPIC/TITLE: Being a College athlete

• KEY ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE I’M ADDRESSING:  People gain when they trade voluntarily

• OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION THAT CONNECTS MY TOPIC TO THE ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE: What are the economic effects of playing a sport in college? What do athletes & colleges gain & lose with their athletics programs?

• 3-4 SUB QUESTIONS/TOPICS THAT HELP ADDRESS THE OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION and EMBEDDED LINKS TO RELIABLE SOURCES THAT HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION
• What are the economic benefits of playing a sport in college?
• http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/value-college-sports

• What is the opportunity cost of playing a sport in college?
• http://salariesinthencaa.weebly.com/opportunity-cost.html
• http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/04/sports_and_games

• What are the incentives to play a sport in college?
• http://blog.ed.gov/2013/03/its-time-to-fix-warped-incentives-in-division-i-college-sports/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/09/sports/a-way-to-start-paying-college-athletes.html?_r=0
• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/lets-start-paying-college-athletes.html