Incentive Contracts:A Form of Co-Insurance
Last week, Ed Belfour signed a contract to play goalie with the Florida Panthers. Belfour agreed to a one-year contract with a base salary of …
Last week, Ed Belfour signed a contract to play goalie with the Florida Panthers. Belfour agreed to a one-year contract with a base salary of …
The recent NHL Stanley Cup Finals made me ponder the question of league geographic choices. Detroit (Western Conference) and Pittsburgh (Eastern Conference) are only a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. As always they are a hot topic. But in Australia this year, the central focus of the debate has been on testing for ‘illicit’ …
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 …
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’ …
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