Questions from The Blind Side
Two years ago Michael Lewis published Moneyball, the story of the improbable success of the Oakland A’s. For sports economists this book sparked much discussion …
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Dodgers Buying the Pennant?
For me as with most fans and observers, the Dodgers-Red Sox trade that brought Gonzalez, Crawford, and Beckett west created an initial wow factor especially …
Happy Fourth of July from the Staff Here at TSE
Today is the day that we celebrate the birth of the United States that was symbolized with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. From …
Reflections on field research while at the SEA meetings
I am at the Southern Economic Association meetings in Washington this weekend. JC Bradbury put together five North American Association of Sports Economists sessions for …
Olympic Cost Over-runs: So What Else is New?
From the Toronto Globe and Mail: Vancouver — Increasing venue costs — often the curse of the modern Olympics — have hit the 2010 Winter …
Doping and TUEs
Lost in the recent media blitz over the Floyd Landis case was an interesting and largely overlooked dimension to the doping controversy: the widespread granting …
Sports Economist Makes Good
The bloggers here at The Sports Economist will all know Professor Steve Walters of Loyola University here in Maryland. Steve has signed on to advise …
Venezuela May Nationalize, Close Golf Courses
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appears to be taking steps to nationalize and close golf courses. Chavez has already nationalized oil, steel, and cement companies. Several …
SEC West Goes South
What do Presbyterian, UNC-Asheville, Campbell, Samford, Jacksonville, Nicholls State, Coastal Carolina, Florida Atlantic, and St. Peter’s all have in common? The title of the post …