Upsets and Blowouts in Tournaments
Here is the abstract of a paper in the most recent version of Economic Inquiry on upsets and blowouts in tournaments: In equilibrium play of …
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Betting on the Tournament
From the Washington Post: The roughly $80 million wagered on the NCAA tournament in Las Vegas represents a minute fraction of the total betting on …
Barriers to Entry and Franchising
Co-blogger Phil Miller has recently written on his own blog, Increasing the size of a league imposes [negative] externalities on existing team owners. The new …
Moneyball: Normal v. Abnormal
What are the limits of a “Moneyball” — expected value of a particular position — approach to personell decisions? A Sports Illustrated piece on Albert …
Maryland Stadium Authority – the gift that keeps on giving
Baltimore has Camden Yards and M and T Bank Stadium thanks to the work of the Maryland Stadium Authority. One might think that after spear-heading …
Increased Academic Standards
The Orlando Sentinel has this article (free registration required) about the new NCAA legislation that gives it the power to take scholarships away from Division …
Financial Problems at UC Berkeley
And it has nothing to do with the sorry state of the State Budget. I got an interesting cold call yesterday from a faculty member …
Sports Leagues as Coasian Firms
Ronald Coase recently celebrated his 100th birthday. I read a few articles and posts from around the internet about Coase’s contributions to economic thought. One …
Coaches, GMs, and Reporters
The (Nashville) Tennessean’s Paul Kuharsky wrote a short piece about the Coach-GM relationship, specifically with regard to the Titans. He observes Sure, Coach Jeff Fisher …
Instant Replay, Technology, and the U.S. Open
It was only a matter of time. The U.S. Open will be the first Grand Slam event to review disputed calls electronically. … The technology …