Hosting A Golfing Event? Use These Social Media Promo Ideas
If you’re hosting a golfing event, you’ll want to use social media to promote it. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the thought of social …
The world’s greatest cricketer retires
The Australian spin bowler Shane Warne announced his retirement from international cricket yesterday. His 699 wickets (batsmen retired) in test matches (5 day games) is …
Slipping Through the Cracks – How NFL Teams Solve an Information Problem
Reed Albergotti at the Wall Street Journal writes about an information problem in the NFL and how it is imperfectly solved. Nevertheless, at a time …
The NHL’s Cap-Envy
For the two hundred people outside of Toronto and Detroit who care, I thought I would add my two cents to the blogging about the …
If You Oppose Stadium Subsidies, then You Might Be a Deadbeat
Have you ever wondered about the demographics of people who oppose stadium subsidies? Me neither, but here’s something from Savethevikes.org, a stadium proponent website. As …
The Peeps Have Spoke!
Read my lips: No New Taxes*! Although there’s more momentum than ever at the Capitol to build stadiums for the Twins, Vikings and Gopher football …
CBD for Athletes
After Cannabidiol (CBD), extracted from industrial hemp, was legalized in the US in 2018, the product has been abuzz ever since. The media is flooded …
Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2008
The 2008 Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) is this year being held on the sunny Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 30 September and 4 October. …
Why Has Regular Season Become Less Predictive of NFL Playoff Success?
Historically, regular season point differentials predicted the likelihood of reaching the Super Bowl very well. In 2010, Green Bay may have been a “Wild Card” …
An Olympic-Sized Disruption
The Olympics, like so many other sporting events, are often portrayed as a panacea to all that ails us economically. But the reality is quite …