Doping and TUEs
Lost in the recent media blitz over the Floyd Landis case was an interesting and largely overlooked dimension to the doping controversy: the widespread granting …
Brad Humphreys
Professor of Economics, University of Alberta
Venezuela May Nationalize, Close Golf Courses
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appears to be taking steps to nationalize and close golf courses. Chavez has already nationalized oil, steel, and cement companies. Several …
More on the Economics of Bowl Games
Inside Higher Ed reports that a number of teams participating in bowl games will not be taking the marching band, as well as reducing the …
NCAA Goes International
Could the NCAA become the North American Collegiate Athletic Association? The NCAA recently laid the groundwork for an international expansion. In an almost unnoticed vote …
Economic Meltdown in DC
It’s not happening at the Treasury Department, or at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. According to today’s Washington Post, it’s happening down …
Subsidies: The Gifts that (taxpayers) Keep on Giving
Happy holidays, loyal TSE readers. Here at The Sports Economist, we like to keep track of who has been naughty and who has been nice …
Watch Out, NHL!
An article in today’s New York Times claims that the top professional hockey league in Russia, the Superliga, plans to challenge the supremacy of the …
Financial Problems at UC Berkeley
And it has nothing to do with the sorry state of the State Budget. I got an interesting cold call yesterday from a faculty member …
Anomalies: Super Bowl Coin Toss Betting
In terms of betting, the Super Bowl is one of the most popular events in the world. Sports books, as well as trading markets like …
NBA Locks Out Referees
Labor relations in professional sports are notoriously contentious. Nobody gets along. Players strike, owners lock out players, referees strike, owners lock out referees; it happens …