PILOTS Episode 3
The IRS has issued a ruling allowing the Yankees to use PILOTS to float an additional $300 million of bonds to finance the New Yankee …
Headline: "Wilf Pushes Vikings Stadium — As Economic Stimulus"
The Vikings are in the playoffs and the economy is in a recession. It seems like a good time to ask again for public money …
Drugs in Sport Debate and Union Organisation
Drugs. As always they are a hot topic. But in Australia this year, the central focus of the debate has been on testing for ‘illicit’ …
In Minnesota, all the stadiums are above average
Minneapolis was awarded the 2018 Super Bowl today beating out competing bids from Indianapolis and New Orleans. The conventional wisdom seems to be that this …
Super Bowl Wrap Up
The Saints beat the Colts 31-17 for their first Super Bowl victory. It was a thrilling win, with the outcome in doubt until Tracy Porters’ …
Why Tiger Missed the Cut
Paul Kedrosky, of Infectious Greed, and well-known writer for Wired and many other sources, including the WSJ, says that Tiger hits the ball too hard, …
Franchise tag economics
The NFL is approaching the deadline after which players become free agents, and are able to negotiate with other teams. The salary cap puts teams …
Med School or the NFL?An Exercise in Opportunity Costs
Jean-Philippe Darche was in medical school when his agent called him to let him know he’d been signed as a long snapper by the Toronto …
The Palmeiro Files
An interesting angle coming out of the Palmeiro case is the question of the internal politics at work. The AP’s Tim Dahlberg writes, You have …
Oklahoma City Voters Say OK!
From ESPN: Oklahoma City voters approved a sales tax extension Tuesday to fund $121.6 million in improvements to a downtown arena and build a practice …