A global brand
The announcement this week that the Premier League had raised £625 million (almost $1250 million at today’s exchange rate) from the sale overseas broadcast rights …
The On-going Revolution in the Sportswear Market
As of 2018, the sportswear market was worth around 167.7 billion US dollars. Now in 2019, the market has experienced significant growth. A growth that …
Not Exactly Julian Simon and Paul Ehrlich…
On August 7 Dave Berri posted, “A Simple Test for Those Ranking College Football Teams.” On pre-season Division IA football rankings, he says: “My sense …
Deadline Extended: NAASE Sessions at the MVEA Annual Meeting in Memphis
The deadline for proposals for NAASE sessions at this year’s MVEA annual meeting in Memphis has been extended to August 10th, 2018. For more information, …
Here’s Yer Intangible Effect – Right In the Kisser, Alice!
Assessing the intangible impact of sports has become an important area of research in the past few years. Most research tries to document, or value …
Got Your Bet Down?
Yesterday the New York Times reported that a bill to legalize internet gambling is making progress in Congress. I would love to be able to …
Why Does It Matter How Wealthy They Are?
I was delighted when Skip Sauer invited Phil Miller at Market Power and me to join him here at The Sports Economist blog. I have …
Irrational Exuberance?
Craig Newmark wonders why first-round NFL draftee holdouts follow this strategy if they end up, on average, worse off: Gregg Easterbrook argues that first-round NFL …
Football in Dixie
After my futile attempt to secure tickets to the USC-Ohio State game (Ticketless Trojan), a friend passed along a copy of Dixieland Delight: A Football …
Matt Jones & The NFL Draft
Arkansas QB Matt Jones has astonished NFL scouts and reporters by running sub 4.4 40s, vertical jumping 40 inches, standing broad jumpng over 10 feet, …