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March 29, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baseball economics
March 29, 2021
How Baseball Can Solve Its Home Run Problem

When we look at baseball's home run problem through an economic lens, we see how labor and capital have made a huge difference.

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March 23, 2021
WNBA expansion
March 23, 2021
How March Madness Generates Gender Bias

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March 12, 2021
Economic News Roundup and Beeple digital painting collage
March 12, 2021
Where An Online Collectible is Worth $69 Million

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February 15, 2021
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February 15, 2021
What a Difference a Fan Makes…Maybe

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February 1, 2021
Super Bowl absenteeism
February 1, 2021
How Super Bowl LV Is Different

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October 9, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and sports viewership
October 9, 2020
The Sticky Side of Sports Viewership

Although everyone expected a spike in sports viewership when games resumed, they were surprised by the fans' response.

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September 8, 2020
Tour de France
September 8, 2020
Why a Free Race Like the Tour de France is Really Expensive

Although spectators watch the Tour de France for free along its route, the race is able to generate huge revenue for its owners.

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August 5, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and incentivizing exercise
August 5, 2020
What a Behavioral Economist Says About Exercise

Further evidence that economics is everywhere, a behavioral economist knows how to incentivize exercise through temptation bundling.

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May 3, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Kentucky Derby impact
May 3, 2020
The Sad Story of the Two Tons of Mint That Nobody Wanted

When people are not going to drink128,000 Mint Juleps because the Kentucky Derby is postponed, the local mint grower has a problem.

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March 26, 2020
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March 26, 2020
The Cost of a 2020 Olympic Delay

Cancelling the 2020 Olympics, Japan made a decision that had countless hidden costs for athletes and many other individuals and businesses.

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January 30, 2020
Super Bowl absenteeism
January 30, 2020
Throwback Thursday: What Past Super Bowl Ads Said About the Economy

#TBT: For some economic history and a bit of fun, we can look at Apple 1984, the Sock Puppet, and other past Super Bowl ads.

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November 8, 2019
Eliud Kipchoge
November 8, 2019
How U.S. Labor Productivity Relates to Nike’s Vaporflys

Whether looking at the marathon runners that wear Nike's Vaporfly sneakers or U.S. labor productivity, we can see the importance of capital innovation.

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