Indian Premier League Spend/thrift
The 2011 Indian Premier League cricketer auction took place on the weekend. This event is a fascinating economic exercise on so many levels, and not just …
Economics and tournaments
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 …
The Game is Afoot… Interesting Already!
A while back, I offered a”beer bet” on pre-season Top 25 College Football picks, following up on a post by Dave Berri. Six took me …
The NBA: Where Hardly Any Game Matters
The NBA rolled out its 2007-08 product this week with its typical promotion. Although continuing to do well in many markets from a live gate …
The Superstar Effect
A given tournament player is often thought to put forth more effort when he/she faces better competition. But what if there is a superstar in …
The “Great Reorganization” Begins
Attention college sports fans: the first domino has fallen. The Chicago Tribune reports that Nebraska will be formally invited to join the Big 10. RIP …
A Little Bowl Politicking
What’s bowl season without a little politicking? The focus is college football but the look and sound are purely political. Taking a page from his …
Sports Econ Musings
A Real-Time Economic Indicator from Sports World: One of my colleagues returned from Talladega, reporting that crowds for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races …
Fans as Inputs
After last night’s Twins/Tigers game – helluva game, no? – the announcers for TBS mentioned that the fans played a big part in the Twins …
Paul Samuelson Dead at 94
This is not sports-related, but it’s certainly economics-related. Paul Samuelson, the great liberal economist and Nobel laureate, has passed away at the age of 94. …