Who’s The Coach?
The head coach and the associate coach of the Univerisity of Missouri volleyball program in Columbia, Mo. are, respectively, wife and husband. But now, Wayne …
Phil Miller
Pricing Under Uncertain Demand
The pricing of gate tickets to a team’s games is a case of pricing under uncertain demand. Ticket prices depend on the demand for a …
Whither the Sole Owner of a Sports Team?
The LA Times had this article recently on the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank McCourt. When he sold the Dodgers to Fox Sports …
Bonus-Skimming in MLB
Don Coffin sends along two Chicago Trib links on the recent bonus-skimming scandal in MLB. Here’s one that describes some of the alleged skimming involving …
Call for Papers for Missouri Valley Economics Association
Michael Davis of Missouri University of Science and Technology and I are arranging North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) – affiliated sports economics sessions at …
Should the NCAA Expand Its Men’s Tourney?
The NCAA is considering expanding its men’s basketball tournament from 65 to 96 teams. According to Joe Walljasper, the last time the tournament expanded was …
Steroids vs. Gambling: Why Absolute and Relative Quality Matter
The demand for a sports event depends on the usual suspects: the price of watching the event (ticket prices, pay-per-view charges, etc), the average income …
What is it About Roofs?
The proposed stadium deal for the Minnesota Twins does not include a roof. The Twins say that they aren’t willing to pay for a roof. …
What is the Ultimate Economic Impact of Sports?
The economic impact of sports is usually framed in terms of how many jobs it generates and how much spending it generates. But this misses …
Things are Getting Interesting in the North Star State
Tensions ran high at a meeting Tuesday regarding the proposal for the new Twins stadium that I blogged about here. Here is a Minneapolis Star-Tribune …