What is it About Roofs?
The proposed stadium deal for the Minnesota Twins does not include a roof. The Twins say that they aren’t willing to pay for a roof. …
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Thanks for inviting me!
I’d like to thank Skip Sauer for inviting me to The Sports Economist blog. I have several friends here already with Brad, Phil and the …
Racial Profiling in MLB and the NHL
As noted previously here at TSE, the MLB Players Association has come out in oppostion to the recently passed immigration law in Arizona amid concerns about …
Things are Getting Interesting in the North Star State
Tensions ran high at a meeting Tuesday regarding the proposal for the new Twins stadium that I blogged about here. Here is a Minneapolis Star-Tribune …
Canonizing NCAA Rules
In September 14th’s Wall Street Journal Life & Style section, Mark Yost writes a provocative piece about Reggie Bush, USC, and college athletics. Mr. Yost …
Super Bowl Ticket Prices
Super Bowl week is upon us once again. I’d like to kick off the week here at The Sports Economist with a few observations about …
What is the Marginal Revenue Product of Prayer?
It may well be that church attendance and membership are declining throughout North America, but chapel services in professional sports (baseball, anyway) seem to be …
Has Title IX Inhibited the Growth of Lacrosse?
The May 30th edition of the NYTimes (free registration required) has a major story about the growth of lacrosse in North America. When Johns Hopkins …
Sports at the Movies
A new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) comes to the conclusion that state and local subsidies for one particular industry: …