What’s a Name Worth?
Go to Amazon.com today and you can buy an official Nike “US Soccer” jersey on sale for $78.99. For a mere $35.00, the clothing manufacturer …
Victor Matheson
Golf, the International Language? (update)
The LPGA has backed down on its proposal to require tour members to be proficient in English in the face of criticism. My personal criticism …
Maintaining a Credible Threat
Great article today at Slate from Matt Yglesias about the Sacramento Kings proposed move to Seattle. It appears as if the NBA will try to …
A Survey of Title IX
Yesterday, the Obama administration announced changes in the compliance rules for college athletics. Traditionally, schools could meet gender equity requirements in one of three ways. …
Step Aside, NHL
In a recent post, our own EclectEcon posed the question, “Does Soccer Have a Chance to Ever Become a Major Sport in North America.” He, …
Parity vs. Dominance in MLS
In an interesting recent interview, former U.S. Soccer national team coach Bruce Arena talks about competitive balance in Major League Soccer. While we sports economists …
A Country-wide Exaggeration
Frequent readers of TSE know that we commonly criticize the economic impact statements made by sports boosters or their hired guns. These reports frequently overstate …
God Save the Queen and English Football
Here at TheSportsEconomist, we’re not just sports economists but also sports fans, and therefore there was a healthy degree of rivalry between our American and English …
Baseball Players vs. Bankers
Today in his blog, Paul Krugman blasts President Obama for comparing banking executive pay to baseball players’ earnings. In a recent interview Obama stated, while …
The “Tiger Effect” and Economic Impact
The Buick Open this year will be without Tiger Woods who is out with his well-publicized, but self-inflicted, “injury.” So what effect does this have …