Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur EPL Preview With 22Bet
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 …
Season Tickets
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 …
Judge Posner on Drugs
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 …
LeBron’s Departure from Cleveland – The Role of Taxes
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 …
Going Juantorena
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 …
Threat Point – The Vikes
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 …
Hall of Fame Chances
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 …
Monopoly, Monopsony, and the Parallels between the NCAA and CCA
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 …
RIP Marvin Miller
Arguably the most important sports union figure of all time has passed away. Marvin Miller, the man behind what the MLBPA is to this day …
Detroit Gets Icy Reception
With the NFL’s first cold-weather Super Bowl in 14 years, and only the third one in the event’s 40-year run, just three weeks away, many …