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The "Tiger Effect" and Economic Impact
The Buick Open this year will be without Tiger Woods who is out with his well-publicized, but self-inflicted, "injury." So what effect does this have on the Buick Open and ... -
Event study pegs cost of Woods scandal at $12 billion
A press release from UC Davis discusses an event study done by economists Chris Knittel and Victor Stango, which examines the stock market returns to Woods' sponsors in the wake ... -
Surowiecki on Woods
In the New Yorker, James Surowiecki examines the impact on endorsement income of the Tiger Woods scandal. "Branded a Cheat" is the clever title. Surowiecki's view is consistent with the ... -
Tiger Financial Fallout
How much will Tiger lose in income from recent negative publicity? This has been subject of considerable speculation around our hallways and on the web. In part, Tiger stands to ... -
Tiger, Jack, & "The Field"
With the U.S. Open going on, I've got golf on my mind, so here's another golf-related post. A Google search quickly reveals how much buzz the question of who is ... -
Tiger in the House
In a recent paper, Jennifer Brown of Cal-Berkeley finds that when Tiger is player, the average score in tournaments increases by almost a stroke (0.8) for the field and slightly ... -
The Superstar Effect
A given tournament player is often thought to put forth more effort when he/she faces better competition. But what if there is a superstar in the tournament (HT to Don ...