A column in Monday’s Wall Street Journal struck one of my pet peeves. Carol Hymowitz uses Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith as her main exhibits …

When economists explain how firms make their choices when they are maximizing profits, it’s generally assumed that costs of production increase faster than revenue. When …

(Cross-posted at Market Power) If my team beats your team, you have to wear my team’s colors! Tom Long, chief marketing officer for Miller, sent …

State legislators across the country have periodically inserted themselves into the scheduling of athletic events of their state’s universities and colleges. During the period when …

This from the Knight Commission. From 2001 to 2003, athletics spending grew at a rate four times faster than overall institutional spending, even without a …

At Target Field in Minnesota, local saloonkeepers are gushing.  Scholars who study stadiums predict a longer than average “honeymooon effect” of the new stadium on attendance at Twins …

According to this article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hennepin County (which contains Minneapolis) and the Twins have agreed in principle to public funding for …

Bob Goodenow, Executive Director of the NHL Players’ Association, has advised the players that he expects the lockout to last well into next year and …

On EconLog, Arnold Kling offers a useful commentary on computing profitability of sports teams.