Stage Wins, Points Losses
In spite of winning 6 out of 21 Tour stages, Britain’s Mark Cavendish lost out to Norwegian Thor Hushovd for the sprinters “Green Jersey” competition. …
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The search for an American AFL star
The history of the Australian Football League has seen a few non-Australians make their mark, with Ireland representing being the most viable pool of foreign-born talent …
Where are the American women?
I’m a little behind the game here, but in a relatively recent segment on NPR, commentator Frank DeFord lamented the current lack of American women …
Head Coach Ticket Scalping
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice’s decision to scalp his complimentary tickets to Super Bowls is, to put it mildly and diplomatically, curious. Why would …
Colorado, Bowl Games, and the Deadweight Loss of Gifts
(Cross-posted at Market Power) Economists, the scrooges that we sometimes seem to be, are well-aware of the Deadweight Loss of Christmas: the gifts people buy …
Choice of College by Athletes
Sports Illustrated has an article on a paper by Mike Dumond, Allen Lynch, and Jennifer Platania on the college decision of high school athletes. In …
The Grand Design or the Grand Illusion?
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has an article on that reveals an awful lot about the mindset behind stadium and surrounding neighborhood development: A 10-member volunteer Design …
What’s With No Saturday Football?
Something is wrong. For the past two Saturdays, Ms. Eclectic and I have been all primed to watch some football on television, and what do …
The Extra Variable
If my current employer offered me the same salary to stay home rather than work, it would be a bit like winning the lottery. I …
Michelle Lissel on Agency Problems
As economists, we see economics everwhere. It’s interesting to me how often economic intuition turns up , even if expressed in different words. One of …