About
The Sports Economist is produced by a group of scholars who apply economic thinking to sports. TSE provides commentary and links to issues in the news, along with an occasional essay.
Sports provide an entertaining and unique canvas for illustrating economic forces at work. We try and lend an assist to that at TSE. The material is written for students, scholars, and fans who want to think about economics and sports.
The site was founded by Clemson Professor Raymond Sauer, aka Skip, in February 2004. TSE became a multi-author blog in January 2005.
Contributors to The Sports Economist include:
Dennis Coates, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Brian Goff, Distinguished University Professor of Economics, Western Kentucky University
Brad Humphreys, Professor of Economics, University of Alberta
Robert Macdonald, Senior Fellow, Sports Law Program, University of Melbourne
Victor Matheson, Associate Professor of Economics, College of the Holy Cross
Phil Miller, Associate Professor of Economics, Minnesota State University, Mankato
John Palmer, Professor of Economics, University of Western Ontario
Raymond Sauer, Professor of Economics, Clemson University
Stefan Szymanski, Professor of Economics, Cass Business School, City University, London
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Emjoyed your thoughts on possibly conference expansion. Being in ACC country, I wonder how it will respond.
I would not be surprised if the SEC goes after Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Florida State because of the football programs.
If that happened, the ACC would go after Kentucky, which would not add much to football, but you can guarantee money being made with UNC-Kentucky, Duke-Kentucky every year, not to mention the Wildcat fans who travel to tournaments.
What do you think about those scenarios?