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In most sports, the role of referees is essential, acting as impartial enforcers of the rules to ensure fair play. Yet, some sports, such as …
In most sports, the role of referees is essential, acting as impartial enforcers of the rules to ensure fair play. Yet, some sports, such as …
The man that many consider the Cubs top prospect, slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo, made his Cubs debut Tuesday against the Mets. Â Prior to that, …
The Badger Herald has named the names of the worst people on the University of Wisconsin. Seems that these people had the audacity to engage …
This is not sports-related, but it’s certainly economics-related. Paul Samuelson, the great liberal economist and Nobel laureate, has passed away at the age of 94. …
The law of supply says that when the price of a good rises, all else equal, the quantity supplied of that good also rises. Applied …
Michael Davis and I are arranging North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) – affiliated sports economics sessions for the 2015 Missouri Valley Economic Association (MVEA) …
Does it seem that almost every bowl game is on ESPN? Â That’s because almost every bowl game *is* on ESPN. There are 35 bowl games. …
The deadline for proposals for NAASE sessions at this year’s MVEA annual meeting in Memphis has been extended to August 10th, 2018. For more information, …
Nobel laureate James Buchanan has died at the age of 93. Â Well known for his work on public choice, he also developed a model of …
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