NHL Lockout: Hubris, Animosity, and Transaction Costs
The representatives from the NHL and the NHLPA who met at an O’Hare hotel said they felt they had made some progress and were planning …
John Palmer
Applying the Prisoners’ Dilemma:New Sweeping Technology in Curling
Alan Adamson’s most recent posting at Curling about the selection of the British Olympic curling team was followed up in a comment that The Brits, …
More on the Economic Effects of the NHL Lockout
The general theme of this Bloomberg.com article is that because NHL hockey teams have not been playing, city-owned arenas and parking lots have been receiving …
How Much to Take a Dive?
How Much to Take a Dive? Andre Agassi’s legendary career has long been the stuff of tennis lore, with moments of sheer brilliance etched into …
Roger Noll: the NHL’s Business Model Doesn’t Work
With the imminent demise of the NHL for at least one season, and maybe more, members of the mainstream media [MSM] are finally realizing that …
Support for Olympic Curlers (and other athletes?)
As I have watched the curling from the 2010 Olympics, I have heard several of the commentators tell us that so-and-so from such-and-such country is …
Profits and Franchise Value
Does this quote from Forbes make sense to you? Do you believe in the efficient market(s) hypothesis? By Forbes calculations (see: “NFL Team Valuations“), the …
Short England
There are many betting pools for the outcome of the World Cup. The enthusiasm in England is so high, I can’t imagine they haven’t overbid …
Baseball and the Economy: What Happened to TV Ratings?
Attendance at MLB games this past season was 6.9% lower than it had been the previous year. That is a HUGE drop. An intriguing question …
Incentive Contracts:A Form of Co-Insurance
Last week, Ed Belfour signed a contract to play goalie with the Florida Panthers. Belfour agreed to a one-year contract with a base salary of …