Phil Miller, Author At The Sports Economist

As a graduate student in the mid-1990s, I began work on a project on the economics of baseball for a

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I’m obsessed with conference realignment, and the influence that big money television contracts have had on college football. Ever since

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Why are concessions so expensive at the ballpark? Some of the explanations include: The captured consumer theory. Once in the

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I recall the good old days when I could follow the Chicago Cub’s loss by tuning into WGN 720AM’s internet

Mizzou heads into the upcoming football season with national championship aspirations. They return 10 of 11 starters on defense, a

When I was a student at Mizzou back in the 90s, I remember reading articles where potential recruits would say