Podcasts about Sports economics

Meet Natalie Cutter, a Boston native whose love for sports started at age 4, wielding a tennis racket at a Greensboro, NC sports camp. From playing to coaching, her days were filled with tennis, cheering for Roger Federer, making NFL game picks, and catching Red Sox and Patriots games—sports has always been her world. Fast forward to 2023, Natalie graduated from Wake Forest (GO DEACS!) with a double major in Economics and Psychology earning High Honors for her fascinating thesis exploring how betting markets responded to the introduction of the serve clock in tennis. Since then, Natalie's presented her research at the Eastern Economics Association for the North American Association of Sports Economics and working on getting her study published in the Journal of Sports Betting. In this episode, we chat about her journey from tennis courts to academic conferences, what sparked her interest in sports economics, and how her work could change the way we think about betting markets. Whether you're a tennis fan, sports nerd, or just curious about the numbers behind the game, this is a conversation you'll love.

In the latest Experts in Sport podcast, host Martin Foster is joined by Professor Paul Downward to discuss the UK's low levels of sport participation. The podcast includes discussions on government policy and its impact on participation rates, and what needs to change to encourage more people to become active.Intro 00:00Participation rates 7:10 History of monitoring 12:19 How have things changed? 17:27 General trends 22:46Specific trends 25:57Fitness industry 30:27Biggest impact 37:18Future of policy 39:29What are we trying to achieve? 50:06The future 55:04

Baltimore is home to several world-class sports facilities. Oriole Park at Camden Yards was recently voted the best Major League Ballpark in the USA Today Readers' Choice travel award contest, and M&T Bank stadium is full for many of their home game. Pimlico Racetrack, which has certainly seen better days, is an iconic location, home to the second leg of the Triple Crown. Now, the state is prepared to spend more than a billion dollars improving them. Are these improvements a good deal for fans and taxpayers? What models do other cities provide for what Baltimore might do with our stadiums? We'll talk about it today with Jon Morgan, an author who covered sports for many years at the Baltimore Sun, and Dennis Coates, a UMBC Professor of Economics and editor of The Journal of Sports Economics.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

The biggest sports league in history had a problem: While most of its players were Black, almost none of its head coaches were. So the N.F.L. launched a hiring policy called the Rooney Rule. In the first episode of a two-part series, we look at how the rule succeeded — until it failed. SOURCES:N. Jeremi Duru, professor of law at American University.Herm Edwards, former N.F.L. player and head coach.Jim Rooney, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting. RESOURCES:A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule, by Jim Rooney (2019)."For ASU's Herm Edwards, Sports Bubble Helped to Overcome Racism Growing Up," by Jeff Metcalfe (The Arizona Republic, 2018).Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL, by N. Jeremi Duru (2010)."Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race, 1990-2002: Evidence of Last Hire, First Fire," by Janice Madden (Journal of Sports Economics, 2004). EXTRAS:"When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?" by Freakonomics Radio (2023)."How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)," by Freakonomics Radio (2023).

On this episode, I'm joined by one of the most successful and prolific sports economists in the world, Dr. Dan Rascher. Dan has served as an economic expert for the plaintiffs in pretty much every major antitrust suit against the NCAA over the last two decades, including the ongoing House case and the Alston case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Dan is also one of the experts in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit challenging the NFL Sunday Ticket package.  Dan joins me to talk about these ongoing cases, to break down the big sports law and economics issues, and talks about how you-- yes, you--can carve out a career as a sports economist...Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

The economics of sports. It's certainly a thing that has disparagement from city to city – Milwaukee being one of the smallest markets in the sports landscape. What is the future of sports in Milwaukee? We talk to Executive Editor of Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal, and keynote speaker at the Business Jorunal's Sports Economics conference Abe Madkour. Abe uses his expertise to explain the future of sports and how economic developments, particularly for our teams, is vital in keeping our teams competitive from the dollars perspective.

Kelly talks to Sports Economics expert, Moshe Lander. Physiotherapist Jesse Awenus, and nudist Stéphane Deschênes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She is one of the best basketball players ever. She's won multiple championships, including five Olympic gold medals and four W.N.B.A. titles. She also helped negotiate a landmark contract for the league's players. Sue Bird tells Steve Levitt the untold truth about clutch players, her thoughts about the pay gap between male and female athletes, and what it means to be part of the first gay couple in ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue.   SOURCE:Sue Bird, former professional basketball player. RESOURCES:"‘We're Betting on Ourselves': Why WNBA's Landmark New Deal Is a Huge Win for Women's Professional Sports," by Percy Allen (The Seattle Times, 2020)."Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe," (ESPN The Magazine Body Issue, 2018)."Missed Shots at the Free-Throw Line: Analyzing the Determinants of Choking Under Pressure," by Mattie Toma (Journal of Sports Economics, 2015). EXTRAS:"Marc Davis Can't Stop Watching Basketball — But He Doesn't Care Who Wins," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."The Hidden Side of Sports," series by Freakonomics Radio (2018-19)."The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap," by Freakonomics Radio (2016).

In this episode of Paisa Vaisa, host Anupam Gupta talks with Mangalam Maloo to uncover the fascinating business model behind the Indian Premier League (IPL). He dives deep into the economics of the IPL, exploring how it functions as a lucrative business for the BCCI and individual teams and also about the insane amounts of money involved in broadcasting rights and the advertising frenzy that surrounds the IPL season.This episode is packed with insights for cricket fans, business enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the financial powerhouse that is the IPL. Don't miss it!Get in touch with our host Anupam Gupta on social media: Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/b50 ) Instagram: ( https://www.instagram.com/b_50/ ) LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anupam9gupta/ )You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts website at https://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ You can watch the full video episodes of PaisaVaisapodcast on the YouTube channel.Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @ivmpodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For today as part of the Creative Control Network, on The Business of the Business podcast we welcome in Dr. Michael Leeds, Professor of Economics at Temple University, whose expertise includes Sports Economics.We will focus on the financial impact of WrestleMania on Philadelphia. Hosts John Poz and Lavie Margolin also discuss WWE, AEW, TKO, TNA, GFW, WrestleMania, Triller, GCW, Marigold, and so much more!Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code BIZ at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code BIZ. Time to feel sexy and free this 2023 with MANSCAPED™Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-business-of-the-business--4870725/support.

Donal Ó Caoimh - Grandson of Padraig O'Caoimh and Dr Declan Jordan, Senior Lecturer in Economics at UCC and Research Associate, Centre for Sports Economics and Law.

  Join Chris, Amy, and Mike Claiborne as they, unravel the intricacies of baseball contracts, scrutinizing the colossal deals of players like Shohei Otani and Yoshi Yamamoto. Dive deep into the debate on salary caps in professional sports and the implications for teams and players.  

20 years ago, I used to make a living by statistically analyzing the behavior of stocks. I would make a trade when my statistics would show I would have a certain advantage in different types of trades. The system worked for a really long time, and eventually, I created a career out of this.Imagine if you could do things like this with sports, which is a much more inefficient market.This is what David Beaudoin - better known as "Professor MJ" - has been doing for 20 years: using statistics to analyze sports bets…and he's never had a losing year.Several years ago, he retired from being a statistics professor and dedicated his time to beating the sports books and he also shares his picks!Here's how he does it and how his life has changed by doing it.Smart sports betting – Professor MJ - Sports InvestorMJ PicksProfessor MJ on YouTube-----------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook

Pro sports is about more than just "the thrill of victory" and "the agony of defeat".  It's grown into a massive global industry that contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the economy.  As such, it should come as no surprise that Las Vegas wants to get a piece of the action. And according to proponents, the impact pro sports can have on a community goes beyond what happens on the field or at the rink; job creation, tax revenue, and increased tourism are often cited as being big benefits to being the home of a pro sports franchise or hosting a big event like the Super Bowl or Formula 1.  These "benefits" are also the same ones brought up by team owners when they're trying to convince governments to hand over tax dollars to build new stadiums, as in the case of the Oakland A's likely relocation to Las Vegas. But are these impacts real?  Do communities actually see any major economic benefit?  And is there an upside to the government handing hundreds of millions of dollars to billionaire team owners to build venues? My guest is here to answer those questions - and more!  Victor Matheson is a Professor of Economics & Accounting specializing in Sports Economics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.  Victor has published numerous articles on the economic impact of hosting mega-sports events as well as the economics of sports stadiums, including the effects of public financing of sports facilities. Follow Victor on Twitter and check out his Google Scholar profile to read his work. __________________________________________________________________________ Become a Jeff Does Vegas Insider today for only $5 USD/month & enjoy all kinds of cool perks like early access to new episodes, commercial-free versions of EVERY episode, invites to exclusive live streams & videos, insider-only virtual hangouts and even real-life in-person hangouts IN Las Vegas! Sign up NOW at patreon.com/jeffdoesvegas __________________________________________________________________________ Jeff Does Vegas is an official Vegas.com affiliate!  Help support the podcast & get exclusive deals by booking your hotel stays, shows, attractions, tours, clubs and even complete vacation packages (including air & hotel) with our special link!  

Ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand, revisit my conversation with Dr. David Berri and answer the question that reply guys on Twitter love to ask: are women's sports boring and unprofitable or does sexism negatively influence investing, coverage, merchandise, TV deals, and more? Follow along on the internet: https://www.instagram.com/tcbrpod/ https://twitter.com/TCBRpod https://substack.com/@tcbrpod  Follow Rhian on the internet: https://twitter.com/RhiansHope https://www.instagram.com/rhianshope  More about David: David Berri is professor of economics at Southern Utah University who has spent the last 25 years researching sports and economics. He is the lead author of "The Wages of Wins" (Stanford Press, 2006) and "Stumbling on Wins" (Financial Times Press, 2010). In addition, he is the sole author of "Sports Economics", a textbook with Macmillan Publishers (2018). He is also a co-author of a book called "The Economics of the Super Bowl" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). Beyond these books he has authored or co-authored more than 70 academic papers. This work covers a wide variety of topics in sports economics including the evaluation of players and coaches, competitive balance, the drafting of players, labor disputes, college sports, and gender issues. This last issue is the primary focus of much of his recent research and writing. In the past, he has written on the subject of sports economics for a number of popular media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic.com, Time.com, Vice Sports, and Forbes.

On this week's program, we discuss the economic impacts of professional and college sports on Louisville with Dr. Michael Bewley, a lecturer at Purdue University on Economic Analysis, Biometrics, and Supply Chains. Dr. Bewley has a PhD in Economics from the University of Kentucky. He also serves as President and CEO of the Louisville-based Enalysis company, providing survey research and economic analysis for many types of clients. Economic Impact is a weekly discussion and review of economic issues and topics at the national, state and local levels. There is a particular emphasis on items affecting the Louisville metro area and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The perspectives offered will be those from "heterodox economics." Heterodox economics, as opposed to orthodox or mainstream economics or "neoclassical" economics, is more eclectic in its approach to economics and allows pluralism of views and concepts. It also harkens back to when economics and political science were pretty much joined together in one discipline called political economy. Today's economists do not like the term "political economy", but Tom thinks they miss a lot by assuming that markets exist in a vacuum and that all consumers/people are either nearly perfectly rational or completely rational. Professor Lambert is in the Economics department at UofL and has recently been assigned to their equine industry programs as an applied economist. Prior to UofL, he taught full time for Northern Kentucky University in their Master of Public Administration program for several years. Before that he was with the economics department at IU Southeast for many years. Professor Lambert has a MS in economics from UK and a PhD in Urban and Public Affairs from UofL with a concentration in urban economics and economic development. Economic Impact airs on Forward Radio WFMP Louisville 106.5fm and forwardradio.org on Mondays at 6am, and Tuesdays at 11am and 7:30pm.

In this episode of MedEvidence Monday Minute, Dr. Michael Koren & Kevin Geddings discuss how small our world really is regarding sports, economics and medicine.  Listen in to hear Dr. Koren's reactions to the World Cup Soccer game, Jacksonville Jaguars win over Dallas Cowboys, and how sports and medicine are related. Dr. Michael Koren is a practicing cardiologist and CEO at ENCORE Research Group. He has been the principal investigator of 2000+ clinical trials while being published in the most prestigious medical journals.  Dr. Koren received his medical degree cum laude at Harvard Medical School and completed his residency in internal medicine with a fellowship in cardiology at New York Hospital/Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/Cornell Medical Center.  On a personal note, Dr. Koren has a life-long interest in history, technology, Public Health, and music. He has written two musical plays.More information and to Participate in Clinical Research Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the MedEvidence! podcast to be notified when new episodes are released.Follow MedEvidence! on Social Media to discover the Truth Behind the Data.FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInPowered by ENCORE Research Group at www.ENCOREDOCS.comOriginal Air Date: December 19, 2022#MedEvidence #clinicalresearch #clinicaltrials #research #research doctor #giftgiving #flu 

We speak to Seán O'Conaill, from the Centre for Sports Economics and Law at UCC.

We're coming off a spectacular 2022 season called March Madness, where all of America stops and pays attention to college basketball, whether its men's or women's. If we're lucky, fans can be treated to magical moments, even magical runs where a team plays well above its tournament seeding. In 2022, Saint Peter's University from New Jersey made one of those magical runs as the 15th seed, upsetting perennial tourney favorite Kentucky in their opening game, followed by another upset of Murray State. Almost immediately, social media and journalists crowed that these two wins would elevate Saint Peter's financially and reputationally. Wild claims were asserted about what impact a Cinderella run might mean. Conjecture is one thing, but actual analysis and research is quite another. My guests today have done the research on the benefits of a run through the NCAA tournament, winning at least 2 games as the lower seed. They will walk us through what the statistics show, and the actual benefits of, a winning streak in the post season. This is especially important for senior campus leaders who want to separate fact from fiction. I'm joined by Drs. Kurt Rotthoff, Trevor Collier and Nancy Haskell. Dr. Rotthoff is a Professor of Economics and Finance at Seton Hall University; Dr. Collier is a Dean and Professor of Economics at the University of Dayton; and Dr. Haskell is an Assistant Professor of Economics, also at the University of Dayton. Each are co-authors in the 2020 study “The “Cinderella Effect”: The Value of Unexpected March Madness Runs as Advertising for the Schools”, published in the Journal of Sports Economics. My Forbes article on Saint Peters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karen-weaver/message

Eric Kohn, Acton's director of marketing and communications, sits down with Matt Brown, sports journalist and author of the “Extra Points” daily newsletter. They discuss the economic system behind college athletics and athletes' compensation in general. Subscribe to our podcasts  Extra Points with Matt Brown Extra Points Podcast What If?: A closer look at college […]

Eric Kohn, Acton's director of marketing and communications, sits down with Matt Brown, sports journalist and author of the “Extra Points” daily newsletter. They discuss the economic system behind college athletics and athletes' compensation in general. Subscribe to our podcasts Extra Points with Matt Brown Extra Points Podcast What If?: A closer look at college football's great questions | By Matt Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean and Zak get into a thought-provoking paper: - Beer availability and college football attendance: Evidence from mid-major conferences By Chastain, A. J., Gohmann, S. F., & Stephenson, E. F. Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us. Website: academialite.com Twitter: @academialite Facebook: Academia Lite Instagram: academialite Email: Hello@academialite.com Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c * Chastain, A. J., Gohmann, S. F., & Stephenson, E. F. (2017). Beer availability and college football attendance: Evidence from mid-major conferences. Journal of Sports Economics, 18(6), 592-600. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1527002515589351

In this episode of Policy Matters, hosts Franz Buscha and Matt Dickson talk to Alex Bryson, Professor of Quantitative Social Science at University College London. Alex is one of the UK's leading figures in sports economics and he firstly explains what sports economics is and how it can be used to draw policy inferences in other more familiar areas of economics. Franz, Matt and Alex then discuss the findings of Alex's paper looking at whether people discriminate against black players when picking their ‘fantasty football' team and what this might tell us about labour market discrimination. How football referees' performances are impacted by their employment contract and how having 50,000 vocal fans scrutinising their decisions affects their decision-making are other topics under discussion. Finally, Alex explains how data from baseball can help us understand individual effort choices when working as part of a team.

Are women's sports boring and unprofitable or does sexism influence investing, coverage, merchandise, TV deals, and more?  Follow along on the internet: https://www.instagram.com/tcbrpod/ https://twitter.com/TCBRpod https://thatcantberight.substack.com/p/coming-soon   Follow Rhian on the internet: https://twitter.com/RhiansHope https://www.instagram.com/rhianshope https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@rhianshope More about David: David Berri is professor of economics at Southern Utah University who has spent the last 25 years researching sports and economics. He is the lead author of "The Wages of Wins" (Stanford Press, 2006) and "Stumbling on Wins" (Financial Times Press, 2010). In addition, he is the sole author of "Sports Economics", a textbook with Macmillan Publishers (2018). He is also a co-author of a book called "The Economics of the Super Bowl" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). Beyond these books he has authored or co-authored more than 70 academic papers. This work covers a wide variety of topics in sports economics including the evaluation of players and coaches, competitive balance, the drafting of players, labor disputes, college sports, and gender issues. This last issue is the primary focus of much of his recent research and writing. In the past, he has written on the subject of sports economics for a number of popular media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic.com, Time.com, Vice Sports, and Forbes.  

This week, Marc Delucchi talks with University of San Francisco Associate Professor of Sports Management, Dr. Nola Agha, about her research in professional sports on the economic impact of pro teams, the economics of player development, how this offseason's minor-league restructuring could impact players, and more. Like, follow, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. On Apple Podcasts, if you leave a 5-star review, make sure to write a question in your comment, and it will be answered in a future episode. Thank you for listening! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Bang the Can Slowly: An Investigation into the 2017 Houston Astros with Ryan Elmore (@rtelmore) and Gregory J. Matthews (@StatsInTheWild). This paper was the winner of the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference Reproducible Research Competition in October 2020. Ryan Elmore is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Information and Analytics in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver (DU). He earned his Ph.D. in statistics at Penn State University and worked as a Senior Scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory prior to DU. He has over 20 peer reviewed publications in outlets such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Biometrika, The American Statistician, Big Data, Journal of Applied Statistics, Journal of Sports Economics, among others. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports and recently organized the conference “Rocky Mountain Symposium on Analytics in Sports” hosted at DU. Gregory Matthews completed his Ph.D. In statistics at the University of Connecticut in 2011. From 2011-2014, he was a post-doc in the School of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Since 2014, he has been a professor of statistics at Loyola University Chicago. He was recently promoted to Associate professor with tenure in March 2020. For additional references mentioned in the show: Tony Adams' (@adams_at) Houston Astros trash can banging data website: http://signstealingscandal.com/ Ryan and Greg's GitHub repository with code and data: https://github.com/gjm112/Astros_sign_stealing The causal effect of a timeout at stopping an opposing run in the NBA by Connor Gibbs (@cgibbs_10), Ryan Elmore, and Bailey Fosdick (@baileyfosdick)

Victor Matheson- Professor of sports economics- City of Columbus overspending on Crew Stadium

In this episode, Mel and Safs speak to Concordia University economics professor Moshe Lander about sports economics and specifically on how to build a sustainable, professional women's hockey league in the context of the PWHPA. They also discuss the current models used by the WNBA and the NWSL and discuss the changes in governance recently announced by the NWHL.nbsp;Music by Matthieu Brutus! https://www.instagram.com/matthieubrutus41/?hl=en Follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram (Away From The Play) and Twitter (Mel_and_Safs)https://baladoquebec.ca/#!/away-from-the-playnbsp;

I am joined by Dr. Robbie Butler who is a lecturer at University College Cork and is an expert in Sports economics.We discuss 'Fergie time', the use of bonus points in rugby and whether pundits are actually better than the average fan when it comes to predicting a result.There is something in this conversation for those of us less interested in sport, too. Much of what we discuss touches on economic theories of labour productivity, agency theory and cognitive biases.I have loads of extras uploaded to the patreon at www.patreon.com/IrishEconPod. If you enjoy the podcast to the value of a cup of coffee a month, the pareon is a way to say thanks. It also helps to secure the future of the podcast.I hope you enjoy this conversation! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today’s show, I catch up with Professor John List, Economics Professor at The University of Chicago, and former Senior Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers! We discuss the current state of the U.S. economy, and predict when it can return to normal. We also talk about his work in experimental economics, which […] The post Professor John List Talks Current Economy, Sports Economics, and Career! (Sports Talk Chicago / WCKG 6-19-20) appeared first on Sports Talk Chicago.

On today’s show, I catch up with Professor John List, Economics Professor at The University of Chicago, and former Senior Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers! We discuss the current state of the U.S. economy, and predict when it can return to normal. We also talk about his work in experimental economics, which […]

Katerina Wu has done some great work tackling a problem across many sports, that is how to compare different leagues. She has presented her work at some great sports analytics conferences and is currently completing an Economics thesis tackling what to do with players contracts (turns out its an economics problem!)Check out her twitter and some of her work below.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WpfAeUZ43qI1VQs2Bp8onRZ1dFeO5sAY/view@kattaqueue

Interview with Dr. Michael Leeds, Professor of Sports Economics at Temple University, exploring the history of sports economics and how it relates to sports analytics.Topics include:What are the most important things a sports organization can do to leverage sports analytics?What are the opportunities in the Sports Analytics market in the next few years?How not to overwhelm players with too much data.

On today's episode of the It's Not Just A Game Podcast, Chrissi Sanders chats with author, sports economist and University of Southern Utah sports business and gender economics professor David Berri about using data and analytics to make better decisions in sports. We also discuss gender economics and disparities in relation to men's and women's sports. Berri is the author of Wages of Wins and Stumbling On Wins and also the past president of the North American Association of Sports Economists and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Sports Economics and The International Journal of Sports Finance.

Now, more than ever, statistics seem to occupy as permanent space in the debates of "casual sports fans." Arguments over who the better player is/was increasingly finds stats, for categories,that weren't even thought of 20 years ago, as major parts of the conversations. Helping us to make some sense of the rise of the numbers is Tariq K. Simpkins, a self-professed sports fanatic, and a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he majored in Economics, and took a special interest in Sports Economics. Guest- Tariq K. Simpkins Host/Producer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Beat.dowsing - bones - http://bit.ly/2x2GdIe Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Brian Goff is the distinguished professor of economics at the Gordon Ford College of Business at Western Kentucky University. He is the author of the Econosports blog at Forbes and most recently the author of a new book titled, *Sports Economics Uncut*. Brian joins the show today to talk about the economics behind professional and collegiate sports across the United States. David and Brian also discuss stadium subsidies, the relationship between salary caps and dynasties, and why there may need to be serious reform at the collegiate sports level.   Brian’s blog: https://www.forbes.com/sites/briangoff/#393eb9d01647 Brian’s WKU profile: https://www.wku.edu/economics/staff/brian_goff   Related Links:   *Sports Economics Uncut* by Brian Goff https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/sports-economics-uncut   *eBooks link: https://www.ebooks.com/96329982/sports-economics-uncut/goff-brian/   *Football Still Americans’ Favorite Sport to Watch* by Jim Norman https://news.gallup.com/poll/224864/football-americans-favorite-sport-watch.aspx   *Happy 10th Birthday to the Most-Subsidized NFL Stadium in America* by Anne Philpot and Michael Farren https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/commentary/happy-10th-birthday-most-subsidized-nfl-stadium-america   David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

In this episode of the Providence College Podcast, we hear from Chris Dankberg '03, who studied economics at PC. As part of the Economics Department Career Speaker Series, Dankberg discussed his career, which has focused on the intersection of data analytics and sports entertainment. Dankberg has held positions at the San Diego Padres, eBay, and StubHub, and now works at ViaSat, bringing live sports and other content to airline passengers. This podcast was prerecorded.

1. Intro - Dat One Wind 2. Lebron James to the Lakers for $154,000,000! 3. Sports is intertainment, the deserve to paid what people want to pay them. 4. Immigration - liberals still don't realize Obama deported tens of thousands of people a year. 5. Dulles, the CIA, Iran, manufactured protests/riots and other nasty things. 6. Our allies are not the "good duys" (Saudi Arabia) 7. Religion is ok, just don't violate the non-agression principle 8. Politics in the US is like pro wrestling 9. Antiwar.com brief - US troops are moving out of Seoul (just to a more southern location). 10. UN says 18 million people will die of starvation in Yemen in 2018... :( 11. Outro - Fading

A conversation at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy today looked at whether sports arenas are good for medium sized cities' economies. With Brad Humphries, Professor of Economics at West Virginia University and Sports Economics expert

Ep 58 - Sports Economics ft Brian Biancardi Those Rip & Skip boys are joined by top dog Brian Biancardi to find some freedom. "Real Talk" with Merv and Kiester gives us a new economic theory of sports. A general sense of friendship is celebrated by all! Send song submissions & correspondence to ripskippod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/brianbiancardi www.twitter.com/ripnandskipn www.twitter.com/KevinTienken www.twitter.com/McEvanMcCassidy Facebook www.facebook.com/brian.biancardi www.facebook.com/evanrobertcassidy www.facebook.com/kevintienkencomedian www.facebook.com/ripnandskipn Instagram @bebopbiancardi @KevinTienken @McEvanMcCassidy Original Music By: Kevin Tienken & Evan Cassidy Intro by Mardy Mac Fly www.facebook.com/MardyMacFly Thanks for listening. Please rate, review, share & subscribe Enjoy!

SB Nation's Bud Elliott discusses a new study on the impact of college football recruiting, published in the Journal of Sports Economics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rodney Fort is Professor of Sport Management at the University of Michigan after spending 23 years in an economics department at various universities. Professor Fort teaches Sports Economics and Research Methods for Sport Management and research interests include sport economics, regulation and microeconomics. Rodney is a recognized authority on sports economics and business, both in the U.S. and internationally.  He has written 7 books including the best seller Sports Economics, 63 refereed journal articles, and 56 other publications that cover sports topics as diverse as cross-subsidies in U.S. sports leagues to comparative analysis of North American and world sports leagues. Rodney also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sports Economics, the International Journal of Sport Finance, and Managerial and Decision Economics.  He also currently serves as a vice-president of the International Association of Sports Economists. Rodney’s work includes being a sports economics consultant, writes for numerous blogs including his own rodsports economics and holds the most complete data on the economics and business of U.S. pro sports leagues in existence at Sports Business Data. Check out the show notes page for all links, resources and books mentioned by Professor Fort at www.economicrockstar.com/rodneyfort

Economist, Andy Schwarz, is the go-to guy on anti-trust and price-fixing issues in big-time sports. His fascinating and penetrating analysis of the economics of collegiate sports can be found everywhere from ESPN to Deadspin to a chapter forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics. He is also the author of two important appendices in Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss. Andy has been a litigation economist since 1997 and has testified in and consulted on several landmark cases in the sports world including L.A. Raiders v. NFL, White v. NCAA , and O’Bannon v. NCAA. The post Episode Nine: Going Deep on Anti-Trust and Price-Fixing in Big Time-Sports Part 2 appeared first on Going Deep: Sports in the 21st Century.

Economist, Andy Schwarz, is the go-to guy on anti-trust and price-fixing issues in big-time sports. His fascinating and penetrating analysis of the economics of collegiate sports can be found everywhere from ESPN to Deadspin to a chapter forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics. He is also the author of two important appendices in Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss. Andy has been a litigation economist since 1997 and has testified in and consulted on several landmark cases in the sports world including L.A. Raiders v. NFL, White v. NCAA , and O’Bannon v. NCAA. The post Episode Eight: Going Deep on Anti-Trust and Price-Fixing in Big Time-Sports Part 1 appeared first on Going Deep: Sports in the 21st Century.

Join Dr. Carlos as he chats about how the stock market works with Dr. DeGennaro.Ramon P. DeGennaro is the Haslam College of Business Professor in Banking and Finance at the University of Tennessee. He previously served as a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, as the Tennessee Bankers Association Scholar, and as a William B. Stokely Scholar at Tennessee. Before joining the university, he was a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and he also served as the Reading Specialist at Mayfield High School in Mayfield, Ohio. His current research involves financial markets, entrepreneurship, investments, and prediction markets. Professor DeGennaro has published more than 45 refereed articles on financial market volatility, small firm finance, the term structure of interest rates, financial institutions, prediction markets, and investments. His articles have appeared or are forthcoming in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Financial Services Research, Financial Management, The Financial Review, Managerial and Decision Economics, The Economic Review, European Financial Management, The Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Journal of Economics and Finance, Applied Economics Letters, The International Journal of Finance, The Review of Black Political Economy, The Journal of Sports Economics, The International Journal of Business, Pensions, Journal of Wealth Management, The Journal of Financial Transformation, Journal of Structured Finance, Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, The Journal of Private Enterprise and The Journal of Portfolio Management. His other publications include research reports, book chapters, book reviews and several Federal Reserve publications. He is an Associate Editor or member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Financial Research, Financial Review, the International Journal of Business and the Journal of Private Enterprise. He is also a member of the Academic Board of Directors of the Midwest Finance Association. His paper with Thomas P. Boehm was honored as the Best Empirical Paper at the 2007 meetings of the Southern Finance Association. His research was featured in the cover story of the Fall 2009 issue of Quest, the University of Tennessee's Research publication, and in the Wall Street Journal. He spoke at the prestigious Chautauqua Institution during the summers of 2011 and 2012, as an invited lecturer.

El elenco de Sports Economics discute sobre el último juego del Gran Clásico Real Madrid vs Barcelona 2015. Carlos Cassó, Jerzy Glass, Emil Alvarado están con ustedes

El equipo de Sports Economics analiza los datos, fortalezas y debilidades de la combinación de fútbol del Real Madrid Bale-Benzema-Cristiano (BBC) versus el tridente del Barcelona Messi-Suárez-Neymar (MSN).No se lo pierdan!

El equipo de Sports Economics analiza los datos, fortalezas y debilidades de la combinación de fútbol del Real Madrid Bale-Benzema-Cristiano (BBC) versus el tridente del Barcelona Messi-Suárez-Neymar (MSN).No se lo pierdan!

El elenco de Sports Economics discute sobre el último juego del Gran Clásico Real Madrid vs Barcelona 2015. Carlos Cassó, Jerzy Glass, Emil Alvarado están con ustedes

Jadrian Wooten is an Economics lecturer at Pennsylvania State University. Jadrian’s research focuses primarily on sports economics. He has a PhD from Washington State University and an MBA from Sam Houston State University.  He analyses various economic concepts that otherwise would not be evident by a typical sports fan or analyst. Jadrian shares his passion for teaching economics and believes that an interactive classroom is the best learning environment.   In this interview, Jadrian mentions and discusses: economics in sports, price discrimination, market structures, decision-making, some of his academic papers, over-confidence, Billy Bean, John Nash, Jim Cramer, stock markets, behavioral psychology, herding, contrarian investors, unemployment, labor economics and loss-aversion.   Find Out: how Jadrian found a love for economics and the moment he wanted to teach it. which academic paper made Jadrian realise that you can combine sports with economics and have the 'dream job'. about Jadrian's unique teaching style and how it culminated from the collective influences of past professors. how Jadrian used billions of tweets on Twitter to identify over-confidence in a sport pundits' predictions of outcomes in games. and much more.   You can find the show notes to this interview at   http://www.economicrockstar.com/jadrianwooten

A presentation on the 2012 peer-reviewed article by lecturer Liam Lenten, which appeared recently in the journal Applied Economics Letters, entitled: “The Underdog Should Always Fire the First Salvo against Brazil”, which tests the old myth in football that it is unwise for an opposition team to score early in any game against the almighty Brazilians. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

A guest lecture by John Didulica, currently the Football Operations Manager of Australian domestic league team Melbourne Heart, a former professional footballer, and a lawyer by academic training. He was also at one time the CEO of the player’s union for footballers in Australia, the AFPA. His talk is titled as: "The Business of Football and Footballers: From Maximum Wage to Petrodollars". Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture encompasses two related topics “Public Finance of Sports” and “Subsidies and Economic Impact Analysis”. Both parts of this lecture look at the role of government in the sports industry, and whether or not it should use public taxpayers’ funds to bid to bring the event to town, bring the team to town, or build the new stadium. Where they decide in favour of doing so (even when it would run at a substantial financial loss), we also explain the reasons behind such a decision. We use the FIFA World Cup and IOC Summer Olympic Games as case studies, and investigate both the pros and cons of public expenditure in sport. Numerous concepts from standard microeconomics are also invoked here, such as monopoly power, winner’s curse, direct and indirect costs and benefits, and multipliers. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture encompasses two related topics “Public Finance of Sports” and “Subsidies and Economic Impact Analysis”. Both parts of this lecture look at the role of government in the sports industry, and whether or not it should use public taxpayers’ funds to bid to bring the event to town, bring the team to town, or build the new stadium. Where they decide in favour of doing so (even when it would run at a substantial financial loss), we also explain the reasons behind such a decision. We use the FIFA World Cup and IOC Summer Olympic Games as case studies, and investigate both the pros and cons of public expenditure in sport. Numerous concepts from standard microeconomics are also invoked here, such as monopoly power, winner’s curse, direct and indirect costs and benefits, and multipliers. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

In this, the final part of three on 'Professional Team Sports Leagues in Australia', we take the modelling from earlier and use it to draw conclusions about what we would expect to find about competitive balance in the AFL over the history of the competition when we look at the figures. We also compare competitive balance in the AFL to the Major Leagues (MLB, NFL and NBA) on one hand, and other pro-sports leagues in Australia (NRL and NBL) on the other hand. The results are mixed - some of these comparisons tell us exactly what we would expect to see, while a few others tell us something contrary to expectations. Some additional figures on the general economic health of the AFL are also discussed. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

In this, the final part of three on 'Professional Team Sports Leagues in Australia', we take the modelling from earlier and use it to draw conclusions about what we would expect to find about competitive balance in the AFL over the history of the competition when we look at the figures. We also compare competitive balance in the AFL to the Major Leagues (MLB, NFL and NBA) on one hand, and other pro-sports leagues in Australia (NRL and NBL) on the other hand. The results are mixed - some of these comparisons tell us exactly what we would expect to see, while a few others tell us something contrary to expectations. Some additional figures on the general economic health of the AFL are also discussed. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture, the second of three on 'Professional Team Sports Leagues in Australia', follows on from the previous one insofar that the 'unrestricted' model under the assumption of win-max (AFL) [and compared to profit-max (Major Leagues)], is now 'restricted' with common past and present policies used to ensure competitive balance. These policies include, draft/zoning/reserve clause; salary cap (and minimum salary); gate-revenue sharing; and league-revenue sharing. As we see, the conclusions on the effectiveness (or otherwise) of these policies varies greatly depending on the scenario involved. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture, the second of three on 'Professional Team Sports Leagues in Australia', follows on from the previous one insofar that the 'unrestricted' model under the assumption of win-max (AFL) [and compared to profit-max (Major Leagues)], is now 'restricted' with common past and present policies used to ensure competitive balance. These policies include, draft/zoning/reserve clause; salary cap (and minimum salary); gate-revenue sharing; and league-revenue sharing. As we see, the conclusions on the effectiveness (or otherwise) of these policies varies greatly depending on the scenario involved. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

In this lecture, the first of three successive lectures on the 'Professional Team Sports Leagues in Australia', we set up a model that allows us to compare team behaviour in the Major Leagues (already considered as where the teams are modelled as profit-maximisers) with the Australian Football League (AFL), where the teams are instead modelled as win-maximisers who are willing to merely break-even. These modelling differences for the AFL are argued on the basis of very low average team profits, as well as the different history and ownership structure of the teams comparative to the Major Leagues. The ultimate aim is to find whether competitive balance policies, of both the revenue-sharing and labour market restriction types, are indeed effective (or ineffective) in maintaining competitive balance levels. To this end, today we describe many facets of the AFL as an (alternative) case study, then draw the basic unrestricted (free agency) equilibrium conditions under both team behaviour assumptions and compare those conditions. We will then proceed from this point to model various restrictions on the model next week. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Do you question why professional athletes are paid so much money? This lecture delves into labour markets of the professional sports industry, starting with a coverage of both demand and supply in the basic setting, and then considering how the status quo differs in situations that represent common market restrictions in sports, such as 'monopsony power' of firms (teams) leading onto common competitive balance policies, like salary caps and the draft. We also consider some nuances of certain individualistic sports, such as tennis and golf, in which 'rank-order' tournaments are common, and in which 'superstar' effects can arise. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Do you question why professional athletes are paid so much money? This lecture delves into labour markets of the professional sports industry, starting with a coverage of both demand and supply in the basic setting, and then considering how the status quo differs in situations that represent common market restrictions in sports, such as 'monopsony power' of firms (teams) leading onto common competitive balance policies, like salary caps and the draft. We also consider some nuances of certain individualistic sports, such as tennis and golf, in which 'rank-order' tournaments are common, and in which 'superstar' effects can arise. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Do you question why professional athletes are paid so much money? This lecture delves into labour markets of the professional sports industry, starting with a coverage of both demand and supply in the basic setting, and then considering how the status quo differs in situations that represent common market restrictions in sports, such as 'monopsony power' of firms (teams) leading onto common competitive balance policies, like salary caps and the draft. We also consider some nuances of certain individualistic sports, such as tennis and golf, in which 'rank-order' tournaments are common, and in which 'superstar' effects can arise. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Have you ever wondered why in some sports leagues, some teams appear destined never to win the title, yet other teams appear destined to win it quite frequently? This lecture outlines 'competitive balance' (CB) as being an unusual economic phenomenon specific to the sports industry - that we, as consumers of sport, actually like uncertainty! We define ways of measuring CB, as well as summarising certain policies that can influence the level of CB, while noting some of the possible distortive effects of such policy on the behaviour of certain teams and/or individuals. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Have you ever wondered why in some sports leagues, some teams appear destined never to win the title, yet other teams appear destined to win it quite frequently? This lecture outlines 'competitive balance' (CB) as being an unusual economic phenomenon specific to the sports industry - that we, as consumers of sport, actually like uncertainty! We define ways of measuring CB, as well as summarising certain policies that can influence the level of CB, while noting some of the possible distortive effects of such policy on the behaviour of certain teams and/or individuals. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture goes from the framework of examining team behaviour to the next level - instead viewing the 'league' as a firm and considering alternative models (to pure profit-maximisation) of firm behaviour that arguably better describe such behaviour of leagues (as well as other non-profit administrative organizations). We will see how a breakdown of revenues and costs and the league policies relating to both can alter the behaviour of teams in perverse ways, and we also provide a general description of the many and varied roles of leagues. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture goes from the framework of examining team behaviour to the next level - instead viewing the 'league' as a firm and considering alternative models (to pure profit-maximisation) of firm behaviour that arguably better describe such behaviour of leagues (as well as other non-profit administrative organizations). We will see how a breakdown of revenues and costs and the league policies relating to both can alter the behaviour of teams in perverse ways, and we also provide a general description of the many and varied roles of leagues. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture sets up a formal model of sports team behaviour (from Rod Fort), working from the common starting assumption of profit-maximisation (though noting certain caveats to this). We model one particular factor of production, labour (players' wages), and see how the teams' decisions on amount of labour affect not only revenues, costs and ultimately profits, but also team quality and how often they 'win'. These conclusions then make it possible to infer a few useful conclusions about the way the sports industry works, particularly in North America. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture sets up a formal model of sports team behaviour (from Rod Fort), working from the common starting assumption of profit-maximisation (though noting certain caveats to this). We model one particular factor of production, labour (players' wages), and see how the teams' decisions on amount of labour affect not only revenues, costs and ultimately profits, but also team quality and how often they 'win'. These conclusions then make it possible to infer a few useful conclusions about the way the sports industry works, particularly in North America. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture sets up a formal model of sports team behaviour (from Rod Fort), working from the common starting assumption of profit-maximisation (though noting certain caveats to this). We model one particular factor of production, labour (players' wages), and see how the teams' decisions on amount of labour affect not only revenues, costs and ultimately profits, but also team quality and how often they 'win'. These conclusions then make it possible to infer a few useful conclusions about the way the sports industry works, particularly in North America. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture centres on the role of the television broadcasters in sports and how this huge influx of funds, non-existent a couple of generations ago, and how its profound impact on the modern landscape of the modern sports industry. Various emphases are given to the market structure, the broadcast rights, advertising, and sponsorship. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture centres on the role of the television broadcasters in sports and how this huge influx of funds, non-existent a couple of generations ago, and how its profound impact on the modern landscape of the modern sports industry. Various emphases are given to the market structure, the broadcast rights, advertising, and sponsorship. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture continues and concludes the 'Microeconomic Principles and Sport' topic, continuing along the theme of explaining apparent anomalies that we tend to observe specifically in the sports industry. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

This lecture continues and concludes the 'Microeconomic Principles and Sport' topic, continuing along the theme of explaining apparent anomalies that we tend to observe specifically in the sports industry. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Microeconomic theory applied to issues such as market structure (monopoly versus perfect competition), demand effects on revenue, and price discrimination. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Liam Lenten introduces microeconomic principles, and applies them to a sporting framework. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Liam Lenten introduces sports economics and what the course will cover. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

For the final video of the series, it is shown that there is an (indirect) explanation for governments using our (including sports antagonists) taxes to pay for building sports stadiums, bidding for major sporting events, and the like -- and that it can produce socially-optimal outcomes, but is this ever the case in reality? Some material in these videos is based on textbook examples from: Sports Economics (3rd edn.) Selection from Fort, Leeds and von Allmen for Ross Booth (Monash University) and Liam Lenten (La Trobe University). Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

We consider the link between the Russell Crowe character in the film 'A Beautiful Mind' (John Nash) and why media rights deals in sports have exploded in the last generation, helping to make earnings of top professional athletes many times that of the average wage. Some material in these videos is based on textbook examples from: Sports Economics (3rd edn.) Selection from Fort, Leeds and von Allmen for Ross Booth (Monash University) and Liam Lenten (La Trobe University). Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

In the fourth video in this series, we see how the economic concept that describes why international trade makes everybody better off, can also reveal why Jamaica chose to run the World's fastest sprinter, Usain Bolt, in the third-leg (rather than in the traditional anchor-leg) in their 4×100 metre relay final at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Some material in these videos is based on textbook examples from: Sports Economics (3rd edn.) Selection from Fort, Leeds and von Allmen for Ross Booth (Monash University) and Liam Lenten (La Trobe University). Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

We use the tool of demand-elasticity to address the issue of why ticket pricing in professional sports tends to be lower than the level that economists would suggest to be optimal. A possible explanation to this apparent puzzle is offered -- in the form of 'complementary' revenue sources. Some material in these videos is based on textbook examples from: Sports Economics (3rd edn.) Selection from Fort, Leeds and von Allmen for Ross Booth (Monash University) and Liam Lenten (La Trobe University). Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

We use a simple microeconomic theoretical model to illustrate how it is possible to compare two professional sports teams, one of which sells-out every home game, and the other only half-fills their stadium -- yet the management of both teams are equally happy with the status quo. Some material in these videos is based on textbook examples from: Sports Economics (3rd edn.) Selection from Fort, Leeds and von Allmen for Ross Booth (Monash University) and Liam Lenten (La Trobe University). Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Following a brief introduction to this series, it is demonstrated how a quirky (and not well-thought out) rule in a football tournament could arguably justify an on-pitch strategy that would be deemed unacceptable under normal circumstances. This represents an important economic analogy to the importance of mitigating perverse incentives in public policy. Some material in these videos is based on textbook examples from: Sports Economics (3rd edn.) Selection from Fort, Leeds and von Allmen for Ross Booth (Monash University) and Liam Lenten (La Trobe University). Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.