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This BBC story has a number of figures on the costs and revenues of staging this year’s World Cup in

Skip called attention to a op-ed I published in the LA Times. An upshot of the piece, and similar ones

After goals not given, diving, low scoring, reds for nothing, penalties overlooked, … of the World Cup, arguably the strongest

For all those economics professors and tutors out there who struggle to explain the crucial concept of ‘selection bias’, a

With the dust settling on the World Cup Final last Sunday, we are still debating various aspects of the game

Here at TheSportsEconomist, we’re not just sports economists but also sports fans, and therefore there was a healthy degree of rivalry

The 2011 Rugby World Cup has now progressed past the Pool Stage, with the Quarter-Finals to be played this coming weekend. Hosts New

2-2 vs. Slovenia, and whew! That was the most thrilling tie in American history. We’re still alive!! As for the

I think hosting the World Cup in South Africa may be too large a burden for a smallish developing country: population 49

South Africa has spent at least $6 billion in preparations for this summer’s World Cup. How can a poor but

Stephen J. Dubner blogged about a report I wrote about the 2018/2022 World Cup bid a group of Americans has