NFL Scheduling and Competitive Balance
In this paper (now forthcoming, JSE: doi: 10.1177/1527002512471538), it was shown that for every single year after the expansion to 32 teams in 2002 (until …
Liam Lenten
Liam Lenten is a Senior Lecturer in the School Economics at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Liam’s current research agenda is wide-ranging in the discipline, spanning from forecasting models to sports economics. Liam has held recent visiting positions at MIT and University of Michigan, and has previously published about 20 articles in peer-refereed journals.
Tension between Winning and Costs: Brazil Edition
The UEFA European Football (Soccer) Championship kicks-offs tonight…but those who claim that this tournament is tougher to win than the World Cup should be reminded …
Home Advantage Omen for Ashes Whitewash
With cricket’s latest ‘Ashes‘ series having been decided more than a fortnight ago, much of the remaining interest in the final Test, just underway, centres purely …
One More Time…
Last Saturday saw the Grand Final of the Australian Football League between St.Kilda and Collingwood finish in a 68-68 draw in front of 100,016 people …
The Role of Consolation Play-offs
In football (soccer) news, the AFC Asian Cup Final takes place Saturday with three-time Asian champions Japan and confederation newcomers Australia vying for not only the title, …
AFL Rights Deal Bonanza
The Australian Football League yesterday announced the details of their 2012-2016 media rights deal. The total aggregate package of A$1.253 billion (US$1.37 billion), with 95% …
NFL Even MORE Competitively Balanced than We Thought
With the NFL regular season having reached its (customarily gripping) climax moments ago, sports economists will take note, as usual, of the within-season competitive balance …
Schadenfreude in Duoplolistic Pro-Sports Team Cities
While ‘playing around with’ (for want of a better way of putting it) some Australian AFL (Aussie Rules) and NRL (Rugby League) data, something interesting emerged. Below are …
No Legroom to AFL Travel Concerns
Following the AFL announcement in November last year that it would abandon its sponsorship arrangement with Qantas in favour of rival Virgin Blue, various stakeholder …
‘Old Urn’ Itself Could Alter Aussie Ashes Tactics
The oldest prize in Test cricket is once again up for grabs. Commencing earlier today, Australia is taking on England away from its own backyard …