“The goal is to win. It’s not about making money.” – Roman Abramovich

Sports Economics Publications  

• “Talent Versus Payroll as Strategic Variables in Game Theoretic Models of Sports Leagues,” (with Bob Driskill), Journal of Sports Economics, online, July 2015
• “Sportsman Leagues,” Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 62 (1), February 2015
• “Its not over ’til the Fat Lady sings: Game theoretic analyses of sports leagues” (with Bob Driskill), Journal of Sports Economics, published online May 2014. 1-23.
• “Two to Tango: Optimum Competitive Balance in Pro Sports Leagues,” in The Econometrics of Sport, Palacido Rodriguez, Stefan Kesenne, and Juame Garcia eds. Edward Elgar, 2012.
• “Economic Structure of the NFL,” in Economics of the National Football League: The State of the Art, edited by Kevin Quinn, Springer, 2011.
• “Theory of the Big Dance: The Playoff Payoff in Pro Sports Leagues,” The Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics, Vol.1: The Economics of Sports, Leo H. Kahane and Stephen Shmanske, eds, Oxford University Press, 2011.
• “Theory of the Perfect Game: Competitive Balance in Monopoly Sports Leagues,” Review of Industrial Organization, 34(1), February 2009, 5-44, reprinted in The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics: Recent Developments in the Economics of Sport, edited by Wladimir Andreff, 2011.
• “Theory of the Beautiful Game: The Unification of European Football,” Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 54(3), July 2007, 314-354.
• “Special Issue on Economics of Sport: Editor’s Introduction,” Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 54(3), July 2007, 309-13.
• “Economics of American Sports Leagues,” Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 47(4), September 2000, 364-98.
• “Franchise Free Agency in Professional Sports Leagues,” Southern Economic Journal, 64(1), July 1997, 191-219.
• “Unified Theory of Capital and Labor Markets in Major League Baseball,” Southern Economic Journal, 63(3), January 1997, 594-619.
• “The Baseball Players’ Labor Market Reconsidered,” Southern Economic Journal, 63(2), October 1996, 339-60, reprinted in The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics 135: The Economics of Sport, edited by Andrew Zimbalist, 2001.
• “A General Theory of Professional Sports Leagues,” Southern Economic Journal, 61(4), April 1995, 971-90, reprinted in The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics 135: The Economics of Sport, edited by Andrew Zimbalist, 2001.