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 …
How Vaping Can Help You Quit Smoking?
If you have an interest in sports to the point where you participate in your favorite ones regularly, then you would know how important it …
DH and Hit Batters
In 1997, Bill Shughart, Bob Tollison, and I published a piece in Economic Inquiry showing a statistically significant divergence of hit batters in the American …
Nadal v. Djokovic: Epic or Silly?
Around the web, “epic” consistently describes the Nadal/Djokovic 6-hour marathon match in the Australian Open final. The effort, stamina, and skill of these competitors deserves …
Gene Doping – The New Frontier of Doping
This morning’s Kansas City Star has an interesting piece on the new frontier of doping: gene doping. The whole article is worth a read, but …
In the Stadium Game, the A’s Want to Play Small Ball
Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s are having trouble selling season tickets. According to this article, they lead the majors in walk-up ticket sales. It’s just …
More Goings on In the Bay Area
Like the NFL’s San Francisco 49’ers Skip wrote about, Oakland A’s officials are seriously – very, very seriously – considering a move to Fremont, California, …
Call for Papers – Missouri Valley Economics Association Conference
Michael Davis and I are arranging North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) – affiliated sports economics sessions for the 2015 Missouri Valley Economic Association (MVEA) …
Fit for a game, not for a franchise
Unlike the Saints, who seem happy to be in New Orleans and who Skip notes are selling tickets like hotcakes, the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets …