A Little Fascinating NFL Draft History
Although it took the Wagner Act to get the ball rolling, American sports unions have thrived for two reasons. First, they serve a group of …
Phil Miller
TO’s Grievance Arbitration
(Crossposted at Market Power) I was critical of Terrell Owens’ public disgracing of teammates and supported the Eagles’ decision to suspend him. But because the …
The Car of Tomorrow
When Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona in 2001, shock waves reverberated around NASCAR. In response, engineers have redesigned cars to provide extra safety measures. The …
Arn Tellem on the NCAA Ban on Advisors
Arn Tellem has an interesting piece in the Huffington Post on the NCAA’s ban on player advisors (agents). Here are the first two paragraphs: Of …
Cubs vs. Sox
The June 15th Wall Street Journal had an article on a facet of the Chicago sports scene which is frustrating to followers of one of …
Reinvesting Revenues From a New Stadium?
This is a common claim made by teams, but I’m skeptical. According to economic theory, the value of any given player/coach/trainer on a profit-maximizing team …
Viking Stadium Money Running Short of Projections
The State of Minnesota had hoped that new electronic gambling machines would provide the necessary revenue to pay for the state’s share of building a …
Irrational Expectations on Draft Day
From Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution: Cade Massey and Richard Thaler say yes: …we analyze the decision making of National Football League teams during their …
Who Pays the College Coach
Mark Yost has an article on the pay of college coaches in this morning’s Wall Street Journal, including a quote from yours truly written here …
Nature vs. Nurture: An Update
In this post I linked to a Chronicle of Higher Education article that discussed some recent research on the gender of college coaches. That article …