Last weekend Charles Knoeber, Theofanis Tsoulouhas and Tomislav Vukina of North Carolina State organized an excellent conference on the economics of tournaments and contests. The keynote speaker was Ed Lazear, ...

Skip had an interesting post on doping last week that prompted more discussion in the comments. I have been working on several research projects related to the economics of doping ...

In football (soccer) news, the AFC Asian Cup Final takes place Saturday with three-time Asian champions Japan and confederation newcomers Australia vying for not only the title, but also a place at ...