For heaven’s sake, not cricket again!
Sorry, but this is all just too exciting to resist. Trying to explain to non-cricket fans why this England-Australia series is so exciting is pretty …
An Economist’s Tribute to George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees for the past 37 years, died Tuesday at the age of 80. Steinbrenner may be best known …
Message to the Vikings: You Can Have Our Taxes, But You’ll Never Get Our Convention Business!!!
The Minnesota Vikings raised some eyebrows with a presentation they gave about their proposal for a new stadium. A red circle on a map has …
Best Coaches in NFL Since 1960s
With the NFL kicking off Thursday, I thought it a good time to consider the best coaches ever. A couple of observations in advance: — …
Resources Tend to their Most Valued Use – The Notre Dame/Cincy Version
If you follow college football, you know that Notre Dame yet again fired a disappointing coach, this time former Patriot assistant Charlie Weis. In his …
A Cautionary Tale About Claims of Economic Benefits
More than 10 years ago I read an economic impact study claiming that a new football stadium in Baltimore would create thousands on new jobs …
Why Good Refs Make Bad Calls
As the number of articles and TV spots concerning the Super Bowl officiating approaches infinity, I figured, why not make it infinity plus one. Beyond …
From Moneyball to Blind Side
Michael Lewis writes some interesting books on the sporting labour market. Moneyball has been widely discussed, The Blind Side less so. In The Blind Side, …
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The Use of the Two-Part Tariff in College Ticket Pricing
I’ve written before that when you look at how college athletic department officials make business decisions, they act a lot like their professional counterparts even …
The Rate of Return on Sports Franchises
Over on Newmark’s Door, economist Craig Newmark discusses a recent New York Times article by Joe Nocera about why bad team owners want to own …