Jason Kidd or Steve Nash?
In 2006, Steve Nash won his second consecutive NBA MVP award, further solidifying his place in basketball history as one of the best point guards …
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The University as Frankenstein Monster
“Vanderbilt is a medical center with a university as a side business.” An economist from Vandy made this comment based on the size of the …
Tax Exemptions and Subsidies for Athletic Facilities Face Opposition in Minnesota
From my local paper (The Mankato Free Press): In a setback for Mankato and North Mankato’s effort to extend their local sales taxes, a key …
Asymmetric Information and the Hockey Lockout
The lament of the hockey fan (and fans of other sports) whose favorite league and its union finally reached an agreement that many thought would …
The Mis-measure of Inequality
Growing income inequality may be one of the most important economic issues of the next several decades. Despite a growing concentration of income and wealth, …
Now That We’ve Committed to Staying…
let’s look for new revenue sources. The Red Sox owners**** have decided to stay in Fenway for the long haul (link via Greg at Sports …
Demand for season tickets
The New York Jets and the New York Giants are raising ticket prices, they say to cover the $1.6 billion cost of the new stadium …
College Athletic Finances — The Untold Story
The two recent posts on college finances hit upon one of my pet subjects. With Mel Borland and Bob Pulsinelli here at WKU, I conducted …
Soccer Incentives
Recent travels kept me away from the SportsEconomist for the past couple of weeks. Fortunately, I was lucky of enough to have access to Fox …
Neanderthal Managing
Michael Silver takes NFL teams and coaches to task on Yahoo! Sports regarding Stone Age thinking about about training camp practices in extreme heat. This …