An Economist’s Tribute to George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees for the past 37 years, died Tuesday at the age of 80. Steinbrenner may be best known …
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Best Coaches in NFL Since 1960s
With the NFL kicking off Thursday, I thought it a good time to consider the best coaches ever. A couple of observations in advance: — …
Why Good Refs Make Bad Calls
As the number of articles and TV spots concerning the Super Bowl officiating approaches infinity, I figured, why not make it infinity plus one. Beyond …
From Moneyball to Blind Side
Michael Lewis writes some interesting books on the sporting labour market. Moneyball has been widely discussed, The Blind Side less so. In The Blind Side, …
The world’s greatest cricketer retires
The Australian spin bowler Shane Warne announced his retirement from international cricket yesterday. His 699 wickets (batsmen retired) in test matches (5 day games) is …
The NHL’s Cap-Envy
For the two hundred people outside of Toronto and Detroit who care, I thought I would add my two cents to the blogging about the …
The Peeps Have Spoke!
Read my lips: No New Taxes*! Although there’s more momentum than ever at the Capitol to build stadiums for the Twins, Vikings and Gopher football …
Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2008
The 2008 Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) is this year being held on the sunny Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 30 September and 4 October. …
An Olympic-Sized Disruption
The Olympics, like so many other sporting events, are often portrayed as a panacea to all that ails us economically. Â But the reality is quite …
DH and Hit Batters
In 1997, Bill Shughart, Bob Tollison, and I published a piece in Economic Inquiry showing a statistically significant divergence of hit batters in the American …