Vikings Stadium Issue
I posted this over at Market Power but it has much relevance for The Sports Economist. From today’s St. Paul Pioneer Press: Anoka County is …
Phil Miller
Four on Facilities in Major College Football
As we end the near of this football bowl season, here are four links on facilities in college sports. Being like Boise: the Nevada Wolfpack …
Glendale Substitutes Hockey for Water?
Via Chris Tozzo comes this gem from Glendale, Az. Money earmarked for city services such as water and sewer now sits in an escrow account …
Call For Papers – IX Gijon Conference of Sports Economics “Neale Golden Anniversary”
Note: the deadline for abstract submission is Feb. 15, less than two weeks away. Here is the CFP: CALL FOR PAPERS IX GIJON CONFERENCE ON …
The Flow of Information and the AP Poll
Jason Whitlock explains his rationale at voting the Missouri Tiger football squad at number 25 in the nation, upsetting some fans. My vote is a …
Competition for Fans
The Baltimore Orioles are no longer just competing on the field with other teams, they are competing with the Washington Nationals for fans. They are …
Spring Games
Across the country, spring football practice is wrapping up. The last scrimmage is billed as the spring game and has become an annual event marking …
Sunk Costs and Sports Personnel Decisions
James Surowiecki writing about Mark Sanchez at the New Yorker: After a farcical 2012 season, in which the New York Jets invented ever new ways …