A Bad Day for Barbie
On Monday, Mattel, the toy maker who brings us Barbie and Hot Wheels, reported that its 4th quarter profits fell 46%. What does this have …
How to Get Your Sports Fix During the Busy Thanksgiving Season
I’m excited for the holidays, are you? The holidays are great because you get to take a break from the rat race, well at least …
Location, Location, Location
The recent sale of the Montreal Canadiens just goes to prove that old adage that the three most important things in business are 1. Location, …
Trouble in Dallas?
No, this post is not about PacMan. Looks like the credit market problems are starting to affect stadium construction projects. According to an article in …
The Best Party Themes You Can Think Of
Who doesn’t love a party? Gathering with friends and family can be a joyous occasion. But if your looking to throw a party that you …
Brazil and tourism during the 2014 World Cup
According to a statement by Aloisio Mercadante, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff, “We lost the trophy, but Brazil won the World Cup. He said that …
“Termination Risk and Agency Problems: Evidence from the NBA”
Here’s a link to new working paper by Alma Cohen, Nadav Levy, and Roy Sasson. Here is the abstract. When agents face a risk of …
Tebow & Elway — Cousins?
After Peyton Manning’s visit with the Broncos, several articles have appeared regarding its meaning for Tim Tebow. The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay writes This …
Conference Realignments: (Some) Order out of Chaos
The poaching of past Big East schools by the ACC and Big East and similar events in other conferences has engendered accusations of greed, disloyalty, …
"Money" and "Ball" and the Cost per Win Fallacy
In his article, “Based on Payrolls, Brewers Faring Quite Well This Season,” Tom Haudricourt offers us the following: “The bottom line of victories and losses …