Indianapolis to Bid on the 2011 Super Bowl
Don Coffin emailed me a link about Indianapolis’s mayor’s announcement that city officials are going to make a bid on the 2011 Super Bowl (here’s …
Phil Miller
Tax Deductible Two Part Tariff (at least the first part)
From the Chicago Tribune: What I don’t understand, however, is the law that allows ticket buyers to write off 80 percent of their “preferred seating …
Call for Papers – Missouri Valley Economics Association Conference in Kansas City – Extended Deadline
Michael Davis and I are arranging North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) – affiliated sports economics sessions for the 2015 Missouri Valley Economic Association (MVEA) …
Larry, You’re Not Bought Out. You’re Fired!
According to the Detroit Pistons, Larry Brown has been fired: Larry Brown is free to coach another team, and the Pistons will pay him about …
Barry Bonds and Positional Externalities
A positional externality is a cost or benefit realized by a third person which occurs when a payoff, however it’s defined, depends upon a person’s …
Doping in NASCAR – Why is Testosterone Banned?
Perhaps you haven’t heard, but there is a doping scandal in NASCAR: NASCAR officials said Thursday that they plan to meet with Craftsman Truck series …
Assorted Links on the NCAA
The University of Kansas, like the University of California, is employing equity seat rights to allocate seats to its athletic events. The equity seat rights …
“Trade the Saints to Minneapolis for the Timberwolves”
John Spry, an economist with St. Thomas University in the Twin Cities, has written an opinion piece that appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. …
Wrigley to the State
The State of Illinois is considering buying Wrigley field and Lynne Kiesling thinks we sports economists need to keep touch with this base. There is …
Voluntarily Homeless: The Texas A&M Edition
Here’s a story about Ben Bitner, a football player for Texas A&M: After a dispute with a roommate over bills, Bitner, a nonscholarship junior defensive …