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From Russia with Love?
American soccer fans are not the only ones who should be bemoaning the US’ elimination from the 2018 World Cup at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago last night. Russia, ... -
The Mis-measure of Inequality
Growing income inequality may be one of the most important economic issues of the next several decades. Despite a growing concentration of income and wealth, however, it seems that no ... -
Just in time for March Madness
Just in time for March Madness we have two views on paying college athletes. The first is an excellent summary of the state of college athletics by Allen Sanderson and ... -
Obama takes on Sports Owners
President Obama's proposed budget to Congress presents a fairly strong challenge to Republicans. It redistributes income from the rich to the middle class often by eliminating loopholes that benefits the ... -
What do Obama and Don Sterling have in common?
Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, doesn't it? However, both have significant concerns about what is arguably the most significant tax loophole for upper income earners - the ... -
Morocco lost the Cup of Nations over irrational fears about Ebola
(Co-authored by Ann Sheehy, Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross.) The Africa Cup of Nations, the continent’s mini-World Cup, is played every two years by the national teams of ... -
Brazil and tourism during the 2014 World Cup
According to a statement by Aloisio Mercadante, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff, "We lost the trophy, but Brazil won the World Cup. He said that according to figures released this ... -
The Worst Economic Impact Estimate Ever? (Well, maybe not...)
UPDATE: Maybe the title should be changed to "worst reporting about economic impact ever". Bloomberg reported yesterday that Ed FitzGerald, the Cuyahoga County Executive, said that LeBron's return would boost ... -
In Minnesota, all the stadiums are above average
Minneapolis was awarded the 2018 Super Bowl today beating out competing bids from Indianapolis and New Orleans. The conventional wisdom seems to be that this is a surprising move on ... -
Team Valuations - Milwaukee/Alabama edition
While the Philadelphia 76ers got all of the press this year with their record-tying 26-game losing streak, the Milwaukee Bucks quietly ended up blowing out the competition for worst team ...
