Showing posts with category "nfl"

Don't Forget the Leakages

I think it's well-known among our readers that the staff members of TSE aren't big fans of "economic impact" studies... the a-priori kind, such as the one

NFL Scheduling and Competitive Balance

In this paper (now forthcoming, JSE: doi: 10.1177/1527002512471538), it was shown that for every single year after the expansion to 32 teams in 2002 (until

The NFL to Member Teams: All Your Los Angeleses are Belong to Us

When the most recent print version of the Sports Business Journal arrived at Chez Miller, an above the fold headline read:  "NFL: We Have Final Say in L.A."

Farewell to Bad Calls or Just Less Complaining?

Maybe I just enjoy defending the dead horse that keeps getting kicked or the indefensible (like Monday's Night's call against the Packers), but here goes one

The Replacements

A few observations on the NFL "replacement ref" situation:

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

Why Has Regular Season Become Less Predictive of NFL Playoff Success?

Historically, regular season point differentials predicted the likelihood of reaching the Super Bowl very well.   In 2010, Green Bay may have been a "Wild

McFadden Finds His Match

Yahoo! Sports' Michael Silver chronicles the emergence of Darren McFadden into the elite of NFL running backs over the past two seasons.  While his  success

The economic wisdom of Ray Lewis (updated)

No, the title is not a typo. In this interview for ESPN, Lewis claims that,

NFL Even MORE Competitively Balanced than We Thought

With the NFL regular season having reached its (customarily gripping) climax moments ago, sports economists will take note, as usual, of the within-season

Economic Impact and the Substitution Effect

Here at EZDzine, one criticism of economic impact reports we commonly make is that these studies rarely account for the “substitution effect.”

American Needle Decision 9-0

The Supreme Court ruled on the American Needle Case yesterday.  In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the court ruled that, when it comes to licensed merchandise, the