| Economics |
| NASSM 2011 |
The Effects of Tie-Breaker Procedures on Competitive Balance
Bill Gerrard, Leeds University Business School, UK; Morten Kringstad, Trondheim Business School, Norway |
Incentives and Nonlinearities of the Wild Card Playoff System in Major League Baseball
Steven M. Howell, Purdue University; Jason I. Abrevaya, University of Texas at Austin; David B. Klenosky, Purdue University |
Major League Baseball Franchise Attendance and the Uncertainty-of-Outcome Hypothesis
Brian Mills, University of Michigan; Rodney Fort, University of Michigan (Advisor) |
The Impact of the Recession on Youth Sport Programs in a Local Community
Courtney Peddle, University of Windsor; Marijke Taks, University of Windsor (Advisor) |
Public Investment in Sports Facilities: Who Really Pays and the Implications for Progressive Taxation
Mark Rosentraub, University of Michigan; Brian Mills, University of Michigan; Jason Winfree, University of Michigan; Michael Cantor, University of Michigan |
NCAA Football and the Invariance Proposition
Steven Salaga, University of Michigan; Rodney Fort, University of Michigan |
The Effects of Competitive Balance and Price Dispersion on Major League Baseball Attendance
Brian Soebbing, University of Alberta; Nicholas Watanabe, University of Missouri; Brad Humphreys, University of Alberta |
The Effect of the NBA Draft Policies on the Perception of Teams Tanking: An Examination of NBA Point Spreads
Brian Soebbing, University of Alberta; Daniel Mason, University of Alberta (Advisor) |
Demand for Individual Sports: Estimating Pay-Per-View Buyrates for the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Scott Tainsky, University of Illinois; Steven Salaga, University of Michigan; Carla Santos, University of Illinois |
| NASSM 2010 |
The Impact of the Current Economic Situation on Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Athletic Programs
Todd Aughey, The University of Western Ontario; Karen Danylchuk, The University of Western Ontario (Advisor) |
Estimating the Private Consumption Benefits Derived from the College Football Game Experience
Anthony Dixon, Marshall University; Shelia Backman, Clemson University; Chi-Ok Oh, Michigan State University |
Examining Consumer Valuations of Sport Event Tickets and the Influence of Face Value
Joris Drayer, University of Memphis; Stephen L. Shapiro, Old Dominion University |
Examination of the Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on MLB Attendance Demand
Sungil Hong, Florida State University; Michael Mondello, Florida State University (Advisor) |
Assessing the Incentive Effects of the Wild Card Playoff Format in Major League Baseball
Steven M. Howell, Purdue University; Jason I. Abrevaya, University of Texas at Austin; David B. Klenosky, Purdue University |
Factors Affecting Competitive Balance in the Korean Professional Baseball League
Min Soo Kim, Florida State University; Dongkyu Won, Georgia State University; Michael Mondello, Florida State Univeristy (Advisor) |
Determinants of Professional Sports Demand: A Vector Autoregressive Analysis
Sangkwon Lee, Kent State University; John Harris, Kent State University; Mark Lyberger, Kent State University |
A Doping and Anti-doping Game: The Rational Choices of Cheater and Catcher under Asymmetric Information
Luo Li, Univeristy of Texas at Austin; Jules Woolf , Univeristy of Texas at Austin (Advisor); Bob Heere, Univeristy of Texas at Austin (Advisor) |
Harnessing Potential: A Case Study Investigating a Casino’s Effects on Horse Racing and Community
Brad Meadows, Ball State University; Leigh Ann Danzey-Bussell, Ball State University (Advisor) |
Shipping the Tourists to the Apples: An Empirical Analysis of the Sport Tourism Interpretation of the Alchian-Allen Theorem
Douglas Olberding, Xavier University; Steve Cobb, Xavier university |
Secondary Market Demand for National Football League Personal Seat Licenses and Season Ticket Rights
Steven Salaga, University of Michigan; Jason Winfree, University of Michigan (Advisor) |
Television Broadcast Demand in Markets Without Local Teams
Scott Tainsky, University of Illinois; Chad McEvoy, Illinois State University |
Demand for Non-local Game Telecasts: Conventional Demand Shifters and Local Team Influence
Scott Tainsky, University of Illinois |
| NASSM 2009 |
Consumer Discrimination in the Market for NHL Trading Cards: Are Hockey Fans Biased Against French Canadians?
Thomas Ashman, Eckerd College; James Lambrinos, Union Graduate College of Union University; Brent Booth, Price Waterhouse Coopers |
Factors Affecting the Price of Luxury Suites in Major North American Sports Facilities
Timothy D. DeSchriver, University of Delaware; Daniel A. Rascher, University of San Francisco |
ted Soccer Academy
Bill Gerrard, University of Leeds |
Local economic and social impact of multi-cities mega-sport events: case of the 2007 Rugby World Cup (RWC) in Paris region
Christopher Hautbois, University of South Paris; Dominique Charrier, University of South Paris |
Owners' Objective in Minor League Baseball
Sungil Hong, Florida State University; Michael Mondello, Florida State University |
The Influence of Managerial Changes and NCAA Regulations on Competitive Balance in College Football
Minyong Lee, University of Connecticut; Howon Jeong, University of Seoul |
Derived Demand in Professional Sports: Television Broadcast Ratings and the National Football League
Scott Tainsky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Discrimination among MLB Umpires
Scott Tainsky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jason A. Winfree, University of Michigan |
The Designated Player Rule in Major League Soccer: A study of Game-Specific Attendance
Clinton J. Warren, University of Minnesota; Stephen D. Ross, University of Minnesota (Advisor) |
| NASSM 2008 |
The application of tournament theory to analyze the importance of consistency on the PGA TOUR
Dan Drane, University of Southern Mississippi; Matt Hood, University of Southern Mississippi |
It got loose: NASCAR's expansion as flexible accumulation
Michael Edwards, North Carolina State University; Steven Estes, Missouri Western State University; Derek Alderman, East Carolina University; Michael Kanters, North Carolina State University (Advisor) |
Managerial economics issues in pro sports: EPL Momentum, MLB Pricing, MLS Demand, and North American League Tax Policy
Rodney Fort, University of Michigan; Bill Gerrard, Leeds University; Andy Lockett, Nottingham University; Brad Humphreys, University of Alberta; Brian Soebbing, University of Alberta; Tainsky Scott, University of Michigan; Jason Winfree, University of Michigan; Edward Coulson, Pennsylvania State University |
Are squad rotation policies optimal deployment strategies? The relationship between team selection and team performance
Bill Gerrard, University of Leeds, UK; Andy Lockett, University of Nottingham, UK |
Assessing field performance efficiency of Korean professional soccer teams
Hakwoo Kim, The Ohio State University; Kwang-Han Lee, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Brian Turner, The Ohio State University (Advisor) |
Recent research trends of sport economics and finance: A content analysis of NASSM presentations 2002-2007
Min Yong Lee, University of Connecticut; Joon Young Han, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Bruening, University of Connecticut (Advisor) |
Are economic impacts the relative equation to success?
Sangkwon Lee, Kent State University; Mark Lyberger, Kent State University; John Harris, Kent State University |
Sport consumers' willingness to spend travel minutes
Tim Pawlowski, German Sport University Cologne; Christoph Breuer, German Sport University Cologne; Pamela Wicker, German Sport University Cologne; Sandrine Poupaux, German Sport University Cologne |
Lessons learned from three dozen economic impact studies
Daniel Rascher, University of San Francisco |
Visitor composition and event-related spending: The case of a medium sized international sporting event
Marijke Taks, University of Windsor; Stefan Kesenne , University of Antwerp, and KULeuven, Belgium; Laurence Chalip , University of Texas at Austin; B. Christine Green, University of Texas at Austin; Scott Martyn, University of Windsor |
| NASSM 2007 |
Documenting the Impacts of a NCAA Final Four Appearance on a 'Mid-Major' Division I University
Robert E. Baker, George Mason University |
An Examination of Demographic and Direct Spending Differences Between A Male and Female National Sporting Event
Robert Case, Old Dominion University |
College Football Attendance at the Highest Level: Another Look at Selected Environment and Demographic Indicators
Aaron Clopton, Marshall University |
The Impact of Human and Social Capital on Organisational Performance: Evidence from English Premiership Soccer
Bill Gerrard, Leeds University Business School, UK; Andy Lockett, Nottingham University |
Symposium: Economic and Financial Aspects of Professional Team Sports
Brad Humphreys, University of Illinois; Mike Mondello, Florida State University; Joel Maxcy, University of Georgia; Jason Winfree, University of Michigan; J.C. Bradbury, Kennesaw State University |
Competitive Balance in a Modern League Structure
Morten Kringstad, Trondheim Business School, Norway; Bill Gerrard, University of Leeds, UK (Advisor) |
Competitive Balance and Free Agency in the English Top Division
Morten Kringstad, Trondheim Business School; Bill Gerrard, University of Leeds, UK (Advisor) |
The "Strategic Event Management System" (SEMS): A Novel Economic Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Major Sporting Events
Markus Kurscheidt, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany |
Does Group Size Matter in Collective Action? The Role of Interaction Density
Sylvia Trendafilova, University of Texas at Austin; Simeon Trendafilov, University of Texas at Austin; Laurence Chalip, University of Texas at Austin (Advisor) |