It Isn’t Scalping, It’s "Price Discrimination"
The Chicago Cubs have their own ticket-reselling agency [aka scalper] which sells tickets at prices above the face value. Well, it isn’t owned by the …
The Chicago Cubs have their own ticket-reselling agency [aka scalper] which sells tickets at prices above the face value. Well, it isn’t owned by the …
What about curling? Actually, more people would watch it if they could! It turns out that the Canadian Curling Association negotiated a new contract for …
A couple of weeks ago, the NFL Players Association re-elected Gene Upshaw as executive director (see AP story). Bryant Gumbel’s dissing of him notwithstanding, NFL …
As most any sports fan, commercials during sporting events annoy me– not the hawking of wares, per se, but the time it adds to the …
When I read manuscripts submitted to or published in economic journals, it is not uncommon for authors to report the standard deviation of binary dummy …
For years, collegiate athletic departments have employed a differential ticket pricing strategy for home football games against premium opponents. The University of Oregon is charging …
Association football, that is. FIFA, the world governing body, has announced that it has reached agreement with FIFPro, the international players’ union, over a range …
While last night’s Super Bowl was certainly filled with excitement on the field, the game may ultimately be best remembered for the the excitement in …
UPDATE: Â Maybe the title should be changed to “worst reporting about economic impact ever”. Bloomberg reported yesterday that Ed FitzGerald, the Cuyahoga County Executive, said …
After playing especially poorly on Friday night, a Bundesliga first division team announced it would refund the ticket price to its fans that attended the …
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