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Corruption in college basketball - a result of not using the price system to allocate ...
Like most other fans of college sports, particularly the money sports of football and mens' basketball, I have grown accustomed to the sporadic scandals that seemingly pop up every year. ... -
Harsh Punishments, but No Death Penalty, for Penn State
The NCAA has hit Penn State with harsh penalties as punishment for the Jerry Sandusky case. Penn State is put on probation for 5 years, is banned from bowl games ... -
Who's in Charge at Penn State?
I. Who's in Charge? The current turmoil at Penn State over a former football coach, child sexual abuse, and institutional failure reaffirms the central point of McCormick and Tollison's essay ... -
UNC and the NCAA: More Problems Ahead?
Why now, six weeks before the start of the season? That's the question on everyone's mind in the wake of the University of North Carolina's firing Butch Davis. Some are ... -
Welfare & the Italian national team
Economists are used to the fact that government spending gets diverted towards strange special interests. But this example from the sports world is stunning: European Union funds meant to help ...
