Markets in Everything: The Perfect Game Edition
The Florida Marlins are still selling tickets to a game that has already ended: Roy Halladay’s perfecto from this past Saturday. From Steve Walentik of …
The Florida Marlins are still selling tickets to a game that has already ended: Roy Halladay’s perfecto from this past Saturday. From Steve Walentik of …
As economists, we see economics everwhere. It’s interesting to me how often economic intuition turns up , even if expressed in different words. One of …
The first North London derby of the season takes place this weekend, and both sides will be hoping to get back to winning ways after …
There’s nothing like 1. Being a solid team with a real chance to make it to the World Series and 2. Beginning the season in …
If you do not look at the weekly postings on the Becker-Posner Blog, you are missing some great writings from two notable scholars. At the …
Like any economic decision, the decision to switch employers involves a balancing of costs and benefits. Including all monetary and non-monetary factors, if the benefits …
The current IAAF Track and Field World Championships and the 800m final inspired me to reflect on Alberto Juantorena’ unusual 800m/400m gold medal “double” in …
This week in Sports Economics I talked about the effect sports teams and sports stadiums have on their local economies (not much). That doesn’t keep …
Using a radial bias function network, a sort of neural net, Dr. Smith and Dr. Downey were able to identify statistical commonalities among Hall of …
The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) in the United States and the CCA (Canadian Curling Association) share intriguing similarities in their roles within their respective …
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