John Palmer

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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

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2010 Winter Olympics government

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

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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

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Short England

There are many betting pools for the outcome of the World Cup. The enthusiasm in England is so high, I

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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

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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

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Why Tiger Missed the Cut

Paul Kedrosky, of Infectious Greed, and well-known writer for Wired and many other sources, including the WSJ, says that Tiger

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Med School or the NFL?An Exercise in Opportunity Costs

Jean-Philippe Darche was in medical school when his agent called him to let him know he’d been signed as a

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What Are All the NHL Players Planning to Do?

Here is a list of recent signings by NHL players to play in other leagues. The International Ice Hockey Federation

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Coca Cola Promotion: Will It Work?

According to Sports Illustrated (item #10 on this list), Coca-Cola began selling some 200 million specially designed cans offering U.K.

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The Economics of the World Series

Phil Miller, King Banaian, and I had a long discussion this morning on one of Jim Reese’s radioeconomics podcasts. Here

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Instant Replay and Line Calls in Tennis

Earlier, I posted about the use of computer technology in tennis to allow players to challenge line calls by officials.

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