Here’s Yer Intangible Effect – Right In the Kisser, Alice!
Assessing the intangible impact of sports has become an important area of research in the past few years. Most research tries to document, or value …
Brad Humphreys
Professor of Economics, University of Alberta
The NFL’s Priorities
In terms of profits and TV exposure, the NFL appears to be the most successful sports league in North America. But I am starting to …
Mayors Gone Wild
When I picked up my copy of the Chicago Tribune this morning, I had to check to see if it was April Fools Day. There …
College Basketball Referee Compensation
John Feinstein has an interesting column in today’s Washington Post about David Hall, a college basketball referee. Sports officiating, even at the elite level, is …
The Tall and the Short of It
Tall men earn more than short men, according to a paper (subscription required) recently published in the Journal of Political Economy, a prominent economics journal. …
NFL Week 17 Showdown
Forget the endless permutations of playoff implications, who gets what draft pick, and the rest of the end of the season NFL drama. From an …
About that economic impact…
Shocking news in a front page article in today’s Washington Post: There aren’t many tourists in Beijing this month. “Business is worse than at this …
Trouble in Dallas?
No, this post is not about PacMan. Looks like the credit market problems are starting to affect stadium construction projects. According to an article in …
Football Season Begins!
No, not the NFL. Two European football leagues, the Bundesliga in Germany and Ligue 1 in France get started this weekend. In the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg …
Mega Event Update: Beijing Bird’s Nest Stadium
Stop me if you have heard this one before… Remember all those claims about the continuing benefits that flow from the lavish sports facilities constructed …