Readings for the Economics of Sports
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The Folly of Anti-Scalping Laws by Stephen K. Happel and Marianne M. Jennings, The Cato Journal, Volume 15, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1995, pp 323-330.
The NHL In Trouble? Overview by Matt Witting, WashingtonHockey.com, February 10, 2003.
Sports Player Drafts and Reserve Systems by John J. Siegfried, The Cato Journal, Volume 14, Number 3, Winter 1995.
Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball by Andrew Zimbalist, The Milken Institute Review, First Quarter 2001. [Registration required]
Are New Stadiums Worth the Cost? by Roger Noll, The Brookings Review, Volume 15, Number 3, Summer 1997.
Sports Pork: The Costly Relationship Between Major League Sports and Government by Raymond J. Keating, Cato Policy Analysis No. 339, April 5, 1999.
The Business of College Sports by Roger Noll, The Milken Institute Review, Third Quarter 1999. [Registration required]
Women's Athletics and the Elimination of Men's Sports Programs- A Reevaluation by Dennis McBride, Laura Worcester, and Stephanie Tennyson, The Cato Journal, Volume 19, Number 2, Fall 1999, pp 323-330.
What Are the Benefits of Hosting a Major League Sports Franchise? by Jordan Rappaport and Chad Wilkerson, Economic Review (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City), Volume 86, Number 1, First Quarter 2001, pp 55-86.
Supply and Demand- An Economist Goes to the Super Bowl by Alan Krueger, The Milken Institute Review, Second Quarter, 2001. [Registration required]
The Peculiar Externalities of Professional Team Sports by James Whitney, Economic Inquiry, Volume 43, No. 2, April 2005. [PDF download]
Last Updated: 01/20/2006
