Sports Palaces and Municipal Debt
Sports facilities play a prominent role in Steven Malanga’s article in today’s WSJ, “America’s Municipal Debt Racket.” Neither Malanga nor I make the claim that …
Skip Sauer
World Cup Notes
I think hosting the World Cup in South Africa may be too large a burden for a smallish developing country: population 49 million, with per capita income …
Sports and the Economy Watch
How is the sports business faring in the Great Recession? Here are two contrasting stories out today. First, a study sponsored by the Los Angeles …
Punish the Referee?
Another broken leg in the EPL, this time to Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa, and the FA is — according to more than one press report— …
Industrial Sabotage at Manchester United?
When I first saw remarks like those I’m about to quote, I let it pass with an oblique comment (in the Portsmouth post from last …
Ban Holidays!
Among the sports-related economic nonsense that gets tossed about in the media are calculations of “lost productivity” associated with things like the NCAA Men’s Basketball …
Got Your Bet Down?
Yesterday the New York Times reported that a bill to legalize internet gambling is making progress in Congress. I would love to be able to …
More News From Dallas
The Dallas Morning News is examining the gap between the estimated economic impact of the NBA All Star Game and the actual revenues reported by …
Kudos to Art Rolnick
Noted for the record: 1. The former VP of the Minneapolis Fed tells it like it is in a hearing on a new stadium for …
The Other Side of the Equation
After reporting on Northeastern’s decision to drop football last Sunday, today Shira Springer turns her attention to schools that are launching new programs. Here are …