Technological Reluctance? Or Profit? Replay Review
When is an increased technological ability not a technological improvement? Apparently in sports. Case in point: the Eddings call in the Angels-White Sox game. A …
Gate Shares and Agency Problems
There was a recent exchange on a sports economics listserv on player share of gate revenues from the playoffs in baseball. As usual, the shares …
Revealing Economic Impact Numbers
According to Bloomberg/Businessweek, in preparation for the Super Bowl, Rick’s Cabaret International, a national chain of strip clubs, flew in more than 100 dancers to …
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 …