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Education
B.S., Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 1978; environmental studies.
M.S., Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1980; applied economics.
Thesis: "Determinants of Community Support for Rural Hospitals: Evidence from Voting on Hospital Referenda." June, 1980.
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1985; social science.
Dissertation: "Theory and Practice in the Analysis of Commodity Futures Price Distributions." June, 1985.
Experience
Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan, Fall 2007-present.
Professor of Economics, Washington State University, Fall 1997-Spring 2007.
Associate Professor of Economics, Washington State University, Fall 1990-Spring 1997.
Research Fellow, Washington State Institute for Public Policy, The Evergreen State College, Summer 1991.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Washington State University, Fall 1984-Spring 1989.
RESEARCH: 6 books; 47 refereed journal articles; 42 other entries.
6. Fort, Rodney D. 2006. Sports Economics 2d. Edition (Prentice Hall). 540 pages.
5. Fizel, John, and Fort, Rodney. (eds.). 2004. Economics of College Sports (Praeger). 262 pages.
4. Fort, Rodney, and Fizel, John. (eds.). 2004. International Sports Economics Comparisons ( Praeger). 383 pages.
3. Fort, Rodney D. 2003. Sports Economics (Prentice Hall). 484 pages.
2. Quirk, James, and Fort, Rodney D. 1999. Hardball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports (Princeton University Press). 233 pages.
[Reprint excerpts: Scott R. Rosner and Kenneth L. Shropshire (eds.) The Business of Sports (Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers), pp. 96-115.]
1. Quirk, James, and Fort, Rodney D. 1992. Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports (Princeton University Press; Soft Cover 1997). 538 pages.
[Reprint excerpts: Scott R. Rosner and Kenneth L. Shropshire (eds.) The Business of Sports (Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers), pp. 213-225, 238-239.]
Journal Articles and Other Publications (47 refereed journal articles (R); 42 other publications)
Journal Publication List
This Year: 6 (4 refereed journal articles (R))
Forthcoming: 5 (2 refereed journal articles (R))
89. Coulson, N. Edward, and Fort, Rodney. "Tax Policy and the Value of Pro Sports Team Ownership." Contemporary Economic Policy. 29 manuscript pages. (R) PDF
88. Fort, Rodney. Forthcoming. "Competitive Balance Policies in North American Sports Leagues." In Liam Lenten (ed.) Economics of Sports Leagues: An International Perspective (Edward Elgar Publishing). PDF
87. Fort, Rodney. Forthcoming. "Economic Research on College Sports: A Literature Review." Journal of Intercollegiate Sports. 30 manuscript pages. (R) PDF
86. Fort, Rodney. Forthcoming. :Sports Franchises v. Fast Service Franchises: The History of Rival Leagues as a Case for Antitrust Scrutiny." In Stephen Shmanske and Leo Kahane (eds.) Economics Through Sports (Oxford University Press). PDF
85. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. "Optimal Competitive Balance in A Season Ticket Leagues." Economic Inquiry. 27 manuscript pages. (R) PDF
Published: 1 (1 refereed journal articles (R))
84. Fort, Rodney, and Winfree, Jason. 2009. "Sports Really Are Different: The Contest Success Function and the Supply of Talent." Review of Industrial Organization 34(No. 1 February):69-80. (R) PDF
Prior Three Years Inclusive (2006-2008): 16 (9 refereed journal articles (R))
83. Lee, Young Hoon, and Fort, Rodney. 2008. "Attendance and the Uncertainty-of-Outcome Hypothesis in Baseball." Review of Industrial Organization 33(No. 4 December):281-295. (R) PDF
82. Winfree, Jason A., and Fort, Rodney. 2008. "Fan Substitution and the 2004-05 NHL Lock Out." Journal of Sports Economics 9(No. 4 August):425-434. (R) PDF
81. Fort, Rodney. 2008. "U.S. Sports Leagues through the Economic Crystal Ball." In Dennis Howard and Brad Humphreys (eds.) The Business of Sports, Vol. 1 (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers), pp. 187-224.
80. Fort, Rodney; Lee, Young Hoon; and Berri, David. 2008. "Race, Technical Efficiency, and Retention: The Case of NBA Coaches." International Journal of Sport Finance 3(No. 2 May):84-97 (oversized). (R) PDF
79. Fort, Rodney. 2007. "Antitrust and the Sports Industry." In Victor J. Tremblay and Carol Horton Tremblay (eds.) Industry and Firm Studies (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.), pp. 245-266.
78. Fort, Rodney. 2007. "Comments on 'Measuring Parity.'" Journal of Sports Economics 8(No. 6 December):642-651. (R) PDF
77. Fort, Rodney. 2007. "Reply to 'The Paradox of Inelastic Pricing.'" Managerial and Decision Economics 28(No. 2 March):159-160. (R) PDF
76. Fort, Rodney, and Lee, Young Hoon. 2007. "Structural Change, Competitive Balance, and the Rest of the Major Leagues." Economic Inquiry 45(No. 3 July):519-532. (R) PDF
75. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. 2007. "Rational Expectations and Pro Sports Leagues." Scottish Journal of Political Economy 54(No. 3 July):374-387. (R) PDF
74. Winfree, Jason A.; McCluskey, Jill J., and Fort, Rodney. 2007. "Transactions Cost Variation and Vertical Integration: Major League Baseball's Minor League Affiliates." In Trevor Slack (ed.) Sports Organizations (Elsevier Publishing), pp. 173-189.
73. Fort, Rodney. 2006. "Inelastic Pricing at the Gate? A Survey." In Wladimir Andreff and Stefan Szymanski (eds.) Handbook on the Economics of Sport (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.), pp. 700-708.
72. Fort, Rodney. 2006. "Competitive Balance in North American Professional Sports." In John Fizel (ed.) Handbook of Sports Economics Research (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.), pp. 190-206.
71. Fort, Rodney. 2006. "Talent Market Models in North American and World Leagues." In Placido Rodriguez, Stefan Kesenne, and Jaume Garcia (eds.) Sports Economics after Fifty Years: Essays in Honour of Simon Rottenberg (Oviedo, Spain: Oviedo University Press), pp. 83-106.
70. Fort, Rodney. 2006. " The Value of Major League Baseball Ownership." International Journal of Sport Finance 1(No. 1 February):3-8 (oversize). (R) PDF
69. Fort, Rodney. 2006. "What's Right and Wrong with MLB?" in Maury Brown (ed.), "32 Voices on the State of the Game." BizOfBaseball.com; December 15, 2006. Get it at BizzOfBaseball.com.
68. Fort, Rodney, and Lee, Young Hoon. 2006. "Stationarity and Major League Baseball Attendance Analysis." Journal of Sports Economics 7(No. 4 November):408-415. (R) PDF
Earlier: 67 (34 refereed journal articles (R))
67. Fort, Rodney. 2005. "The Golden Anniversary of 'The Baseball Players' Labor Market.'" Journal of Sports Economics 6(No. 4 November):347-358. (R) PDF
66. Fort, Rodney. 2005. "The NZRU Premiere Division Salary Cap." In Commerce Act 1986: Restrictive Trade Practices Section 58 Notice Seeking Authorization The New Zealand Rugby Football Union Incorporated, The Registrar, Business Acquisitions and Authorizations, Commerce Commission, November 9, 2005, pp. 122-159. PDF
65. Lee, Young Hoon, and Fort, Rodney. 2005. "Structural Change in Baseball’s Competitive Balance: The Great Depression, Team Location, and Racial Integration." Economic Inquiry 43(No. 1 January):158-169. (R) PDF
64. Fort, Rodney. 2004. "Dueling Answers? No, Different Questions." Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal, December 20, p. 26. Get it at the Sports Business Journal.
63. Fort, Rodney. 2004. "Economics of College Sports: An Overview." In John Fizel and Rodney Fort (eds.) Economics of College Sports (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers), pp. 3-8.
62. Fort, Rodney. 2004. "Inelastic Sports Pricing." Managerial and Decision Economics 25(No. 2 March):87-94. (R) PDF
61. Fort, Rodney. 2004. "Subsidies As Incentive Mechanisms in Sports." Managerial and Decision Economics 25(No. 2 March):95-102. (R) PDF
60. Fort, Rodney. 2004. "Toto Salarial no Futebol." (Salary Caps and Soccer). Esportebizz, April, 2004. Get it at Esportebizz Online. (Portugese)
59. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. 2004. "Owner Objectives and Competitive Balance." Journal of Sports Economics 5(No. 1 February):30-42. (R) PDF
58. Winfree, Jason A.; McCluskey, Jill J.; Mittelhammer, Ron C.; Fort, Rodney. 2004. "Location and Attendance in Major League Baseball." Applied Economics 36(No. 19 October 20): 2117-2124. (R) PDF
57. Fort, Rodney. 2003. "The Economics of Football by Stephen Dobson and John Goddard." Review of Industrial Organization 22(No. 2 March):175-177. PDF
56. Fort, Rodney. 2003. "Sports Stadium Subsidies Strike Out." The Free Lance-Star, March 2, 2003, pp. D1, D3, Fredericksburg, VA. Request a copy.
55. Fort, Rodney. 2003. "Thinking (Some More) about Competitive Balance." Journal of Sports Economics 4(No.4 November):280-283. (R) PDF
54. Fort, Rodney, and Maxcy, Joel. 2003. "Comment: 'Competitive Balance in Sports Leagues: An Introduction.'” Journal of Sports Economics 4(No. 2 May 2003):154-160. (R) PDF
53. Fort, Rodney. 2002. "The American Sports Experience." In Jörg Heydel and Heinz-Dieter Horch (eds.) Finanzierung des Sports: Beitrage des 2. Kolner Sportokonomie-Kongresses, Edition Sportökonomie & Sportmanagement Band-Nr. 2 (Aachen, Germany: Meyer & Meyer Verlag), pp. 10-19.
52. Fort, Rodney. 2002. "Fair Ball- A Fan's Case for Baseball by Bob Costas: A Book Review." Journal of Sports Economics 3(No. 1 February):97-99. PDF
51. Maxcy, Joel G.; Fort, Rodney D.; and Krautmann, Anthony C. 2002. "The Effectiveness of Incentive Mechanisms in Major League Baseball." Journal of Sports Economics 3(No. 3 August):246-255. (R) PDF
50. Utt, Joshua, and Fort, Rodney. 2002. "Pitfalls to Measuring Competitive Balance with Gini Coefficients." Journal of Sports Economics 3(No. 4 November):367-373. (R) PDF
49. Fort, Rodney. 2001. "Revenue Disparity and Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball." In Baseball's revenue gap : pennant for sale? : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 106th Congress, 2nd Session, November 21, 2000. 2001, pp. 42-52. PDF
48. Fort, Rodney, and Maxcy, Joel. 2001. "The Demise of African American Baseball Leagues: A Rival League Explanation." Journal of Sports Economics 2(No.1 February):35-49. (R) PDF
47. Fort, Rodney. 2000. "Antitrust in Pro Sports." In Paul D. Staudohar (ed.) Diamond Mines: Baseball and Labor (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press), pp. 109-121.
46. Fort, Rodney. 2000. "European and North American Sports Differences (?)" Scottish Journal of Political Economy 47(No. 4 September):431-455. (R) PDF
45. Fort, Rodney. 2000. "Market Power in Pro Sports." In William Kern (ed.) The Economics of Sports (Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research), pp. 7-20.
44. Fort, Rodney. 2000. "Stadiums and Public and Private Interests in Seattle." Marquette Sports Law Journal 10(No. 2 Spring):311-334. (R) Request a copy.
43. Fort, Rodney, and Gill, Andrew. 2000. "Race and Ethnicity Assessment in Baseball Card Markets." Journal of Sports Economics 1(No.1 February):21-38. (R) PDF
42. Fort, Rodney. 1999. "Stadium Votes, Market Power, and Politics." University of Toledo Law Review 30(No. 3: Spring):419-441. (R) Request a copy.
41. Fort, Rodney. 1999. "The U.S. Pro Sports Scene." In Stephan Kesenne and Claude Jeanrenaud (eds.) Competition Policy in Professional Sport: Europe after the Bosman Case (Antwerp: Standaard Uitgeverij), pp. 45-58.
40. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. 1999. "The College Football Industry." In John Fizel, Elizabeth Gustafson and Lawrence Hadley (eds.) Sports Economics: Current Research (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers), pp. 11-26.
[Reprint excerpt: Scott R. Rosner and Kenneth L. Shropshire (eds.) The Business of Sports (Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers), pp. 11-23.]
39. Fort, Rodney, and Rosenman, Robert. 1999. "Streak Management." In John Fizel, Elizabeth Gustafson and Lawrence Hadley (eds.) Sports Economics: Current Research (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers), pp. 119-134.
38. Fort, Rodney, and Bunn, Douglas. 1998. "Whether One Votes and How One Votes." Public Choice, 95(Nos. 1-2 April):51-62. (R) PDF
37. Fort, Rodney, and Rosenman, Robert. 1998. "Winning and Managing for Streaks in Baseball." American Statistical Association, 1998 Proceedings of the Section on Statistics in Sports (Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association), pp. 11-15. (R) Request a copy.
36. Fort, Rodney. 1997. "Direct Democracy and the Stadium Mess." In Roger G. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist (eds.) Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution), pp. 146-177.
35. Fort, Rodney. 1997. "The Market Structure of Sports by Gerald Scully: A Book Review." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 550(March):198. PDF
34. Fort, Rodney. 1997. "The Stadium Mess." In Daniel Marburger (ed.) Stee-rike Four: What's Wrong With The Business of Baseball (Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.), pp. 146-177.
33. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. 1997. "Introducing a Competitive Economic Environment into Professional Sports." In Wallace Hendricks (ed.) Advances in the Economics of Sports, Volume 2 (Greenwich, CT: JAI Press), pp. 3-26.
32. Cardell, Scott; Fort, Rodney; Joerding, Wayne; Inaba, Fred; Lamoreaux, David; Rosenman, Robert; Stromsdorfer, Ernst W.; Bartlett, Robin. 1996. "Laboratory-Based Experimental and Demonstration Initiatives in Teaching Undergraduate Economics." American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 86(No. 2 May):454-459. (R) PDF
31. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. 1996. "Over-stated Exploitation: Monopsony versus Revenue Sharing in Sports Leagues." In John Fizel, Elizabeth Gustafson and Lawrence Hadley (eds.) Baseball Economics: Current Issues (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers), pp. 159-178.
30. Fort, Rodney. 1995. "A Recursive Treatment of the Hurdles to Voting." Public Choice 85(Nos. 1-2 October): 45-69. (R) PDF
29. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. 1995. "Cross-Subsidization, Incentives, and Outcomes in Professional Team Sports Leagues." Journal of Economic Literature XXXIII(September):1265-1299 . (R) PDF
[Reprint: Andrew Zimbalist (ed.). 2001. The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics: The Economics of Sport, Vol. 1 (Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.), pp. 117-151.]
28. Fort, Rodney, and Rosenman, Robert. 1995. "Rethinking the Value of Lost Health." Journal of Legal Economics 5(No. 1 Spring/Summer):63-73. (R) PDF
27. Stegner, Tesa, and Fort, Rodney. 1995. "Congressional Dominance (?) in the Policy Process: The Case of the U.S. Forest Service." Social Science Quarterly 76(No. 4 December):839-852. (R) Request a copy.
26. Fort, Rodney. 1994. "The Decline of Nuclear Power in the United States: Inherent v. Economic Anti-Nuclear Sentiment." In Thomas Lowinger and George Hinman (eds.), Nuclear Power at the Crossroads: Challenges and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century (Boulder, CO: International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development), pp. 165-189.
25. Fort, Rodney, and Hallagan, William. 1994. "Nuclear Power in the United States and Japan: Economic versus Political Explanations." In Thomas Lowinger and George Hinman (eds.), Nuclear Power at the Crossroads: Challenges and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century (Boulder, CO: International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development), pp. 191-218.
24. Fort, Rodney; Rosenman, Robert; and Budd, William. 1994. "The Facilitation of Nuclear Siting: Compensation Lessons from Japan." In Thomas Lowinger and George Hinman (eds.), Nuclear Power at the Crossroads: Challenges and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century (Boulder, CO: International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development), pp. 151-164.
23. Fort, Rodney. 1993. "Do Greedy Owners, Greedy Players Threaten The Future of Baseball?" HillTopics, April-June, p. 7, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Request a copy.
22. Fort, Rodney. 1993. "Host Community Benefits." In William Eblen and Ruth Eblen (eds.) The Encyclopedia of the Environment (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.). 4 pages.
21. Fort, Rodney; Hallagan, William; Morong, Cyril; and Stegner, Tesa. 1993. "The Ideological Component of Senate Voting: Different Principles or Different Principals?" Public Choice 76(Nos. 1-2 June):39-57. (R) PDF
20. Fort, Rodney, and Rosenman, Robert. 1993. "Another Look at the Study of Regulatory Forms and Outcomes." Journal of Economic Education 24(No. 1 Winter):39-52. (R) PDF
19. Fort, Rodney; Rosenman, Robert; and Budd, William. 1993. "Prospect Costs and NIMBY." Journal of Environmental Management 38(No. 3 July):185-200. (R) PDF
18. Fort, Rodney, and Scarlett, Lynn. 1993. "Too Little Too Late? Host-Community Benefits and Siting Solid Waste Facilities." Policy Study No. 157, The Reason Foundation, Santa Monica, California, April. 34 pages. Get it at The Reason Foundation.
17. Fort, Rodney. 1992. "Commodity Futures." In Peter Newman, Murray Milgate, and John Eatwell (eds.) The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance (London: The Macmillan Press Ltd.). 4 pages.
16. Fort, Rodney. 1992. "A Pay and Performance Omnibus: Is the Field of Dreams Barren?" In Paul Sommers (ed.), Diamonds are Forever: The Business of Baseball (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution), pp. 134-162.
15. Rosenman, Robert, and Fort, Rodney. 1992. "The Correct Value of Social Security Contributions in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Settlements." Journal of Forensic Economics 5(No. 2 Spring/Summer):149-158. (R) Request a copy.
14. Budd, William; Fort, Rodney; Rosenman, Robert. 1990. "Risk Externalities, Compensation, and Nuclear Siting in Japan." The Environmental Professional 12(October):208-213. (R) Request a copy.
13. Fort, Rodney; Hinman, George; Rosenman, Robert; Wandschneider, Philip. 1990. "Radon: Residential Attitudes toward the Risk." Proceedings of the 1990 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (August 26-September 1), American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, pp. 4.1-4.9. (R) Request a copy.
12. Rosenman, Robert, and Fort, Rodney. 1990. "Hospital Planners Aren't Asking Right Questions." Daily News, March 24, pp. 1C, 3C, Pullman, WA. Request a copy.
11. Fort, Rodney; Hallagan, William; and Rosenman, Robert. 1989. "Market Power, Cost-Shifting, and the Provision of Medical Services in Spokane, Washington." Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, pp. 197-205. Request a copy.
10. Fort, Rodney; Rosenman, Robert; and Budd, William. 1989. "Address Problem At Its Source." Ritzville Adams County Journal, August 31, pp. 2, 4. Ritzville, WA. Request a copy.
9. Fort, Rodney; Rosenman, Robert; and Budd, William. 1989. "Real Cost of Hazardous Waste is Viewed." The Outlook, September 6, pp. 2, 4. Othello, WA. Request a copy.
8. Fort, Rodney. 1988. "The Median Voter, Setters, and Nonrepeated Construction Bond Issues." Public Choice 56(No. 3 March): 213-231. (R) PDF
7. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. 1988. "Normal Backwardation and the Inventory Effect." Journal of Political Economy 96(No. 1 February): 81-99. (R) PDF
6. Rosenman, Robert; Fort, Rodney; and Budd, William. 1988. "Evaluating Some 'Hidden' Costs of a High Level Nuclear Waste Repository." AERE Newsletter 8(No. 1 June): 5-7. Request a copy.
5. Rosenman, Robert, Fort, Rodney; and Budd, William. 1988. "Perceptions, Fear and Economic Loss: An Application of Prospect Theory to Environmental Decision Making." Policy Sciences 21(No. 4 December):327-350. (R) PDF
4. Fort, Rodney, and Hallagan, William. 1987. "Who Bids the Most for Market Power?" Economic Inquiry 25(No. 4 October): 671-680. (R) PDF
3. Fort, Rodney, and Christianson, John B. 1981. "Determinants of Public Service Provision in Rural Communities: Evidence from Voting on Hospital Referenda." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 63(No. 2 May): 228-236. (R) PDF
2. Baden, John; Simmons, Randy; and Fort, Rodney. 1980. "Environmentalists and Self-Interest: How Pure Are Those Who Desire the Pristine?" In John Baden (ed.), Earth Day Reconsidered (Washington, D.C.: The Heritage Foundation). 17 pages. Request a copy.
1. Baden, John, and Fort, Rodney. 1980. "Natural Resources and Bureaucratic Predators." Policy Review (Winter): 69-81. (R) PDF
[Reprint versions: Baden, John, and Fort, Rodney. 1980. "The Federal Budget as a Common Pool Resource: The Development of a Predatory Bureaucracy." In John Baden (ed.), Earth Day Reconsidered (Washington, D.C.: The Heritage Foundation), pp. 95-104. Reprinted version: Fort, Rodney, and Baden, John. 1981. "The Federal Treasury as a Common Pool Resource and the Development of a Predatory Bureaucracy." In John Baden and Richard Stroup (eds.), Bureaucracy vs. Environment, The Environmental Costs of Bureaucratic Governance (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press), pp. 9-21.]
Under Consideration
1. Fort, Rodney, and Quirk, James. "Optimal Competitive Balance: A Single-Game Ticket Sports League." May, 2009. Under consideration at the Journal of Sports Economics. 22 manuscript pages. PDF.
2. Horn, Brady, and Fort, Rodney. "Proximity, Population, Wealth, and Agenda Control in Stadium Funding: The 1997 Qwest Field Referendum Outcome." April, 2009. Under consideration at Public Choice. 22 manuscript pages. PDF
Other Works In Progress
2. Fort, Rodney, and Lee, Young Hoon. "Dynasties and the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis: The Case of Major League Baseball." November, 2007. 29 manuscript pages. PDF
1. Fort, Rodney, and Winfree, Jason. "Talent Supply, the Contest Success Function, and the Invariance Proposition." June, 2007. 26 manuscript pages. PDF
External Grants/Contracts: $139,000
5. The Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training, 1992 (Benefit Cost Analysis of Crisis Respite Care at the Spokane Community Mental Health Center) with Robert Rosenman. $14,850.
4. Washington Institute for Public Policy Studies, 1991 (Benefit Cost Analysis and The Community Protection Act). $15,252.
3. Japan-U.S. Commission and the JEC Fund, 1988-9 (Risk and Safety in U.S. and Japanese Nuclear Power) with George Hinman and Thomas Lowinger. $100,000.
2. Washington State Institute for Public Policy Studies, 1986 (Risk of Economic Loss Due to Failure or Perceived Failure of A High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository) with Robert Rosenman and William Budd. $5,000.
1. Center for the Study of Futures Markets, 1984 (Commodity Futures Price Distributions and the Theory of Futures Trading). $4,000.
Internal Grants/Contracts: $16,200
4. Washington State University Washington State University Office of Grants and Research Development, 1990 (Collection and Analysis of Health Care Data for Spokane, WA). $3,000.
3. Washington State University Office of Grants and Research Development, 1988 (The Theory of The Price of Storage, Continued). $7,241.
2. Washington State University Office of Grants and Research Development, 1988 (Determinants of the Support for Nuclear Power in the U.S.). $3,000.
1. Washington State University Office of Grants and Research Development, 1987 (The Theory of The Price of Storage). $3,000.
Invited Panelist/Conference Participant/Roundtables
19. "Baseball Economics." Roundtable. BizOfBaseball.com; May 3, 2007. Click Here.
18. "The Evolving Face of Sports Economics." Conference in Honor of the Retirement of Roger Noll, Stanford Institute for Policy Research, Stanford University, May 19-20, 2006.
17. "Sporting Choices-- Is Investing in Sports A Good Bet?" Panelist. CityClub of Seattle Forum, Seattle, Washington, June 22, 2006.
16. "Talent Market Models in North American and World Leagues." I Congresso Economia del Deporte, Sports Economics after Fifty Years: Conference in Honour of Simon Rottenberg, Oviedo University, Gijon, Spain, April 28-29, 2006.
15. "How I Teach Sports Economics." An Inside Look At Economics Conference, Pearson/Prentice Hall Publishers, Fullerton, California, November 4, 2005.
14. "Face Off: 2004 Hockey Negotiations." Panel. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Hockey Night in Canada, Hosted by Ron MacLean. 90 minute Canada/U.S. Broadcast from the NHL All-Star Game in St. Paul, MN, February 7, 2004.
13. "Competitive Balance." Panel. Baseball Economics Conference, Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University Law School and the Owen Graduate School of Management, February 21, 2003.
12. "Lessons from the U.S. Sports Experience." First Brazilian Sports and Marketing Conference, Rio De Janeiro, November, 2003.
11. "Contraction and Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball." Keynote. Third Annual Economics of Sports Conference, Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, February 27, 2002.
10. "Revenue Sharing in Baseball." The Economics of Baseball Forum, The Weidenbaum Center, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, May 29, 2001.
9. "Cash and Competition: The Economics of Sport." Panel. Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC), Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, February 9-13, 2000.
8. "Revenue Disparity and Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball." Panel. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 106th Congress, 2nd Session, November 21, 2000.
7. "Market Power in Pro Sports and What To Do About It." Panel. Pro Team Sports: Are Politics and Corruption Winning? The Independent Institute, Oakland, California, March 7, 2000.
6. "The North American Pro Sports Experience: A Preview for Europe?" Keynote at the Second Sports Economics Congress (Financing Sport), Institute for Sports Economics and Business and Sports Management, The German Sports Academy, Cologne, Germany, November 30, 2000.
5. "Winning and Managing for Streaks." Special Sports Statistics Session, National Meetings of the American Statistical Society, Dallas, Texas, 1998.
4. "Competition and Cross-Subsidies in U.S. Pro Sports." Congress: The Regulation of the Player Market in Professional Team Sports, International Center for Sports Studies, Neuchatel, Switzerland, October 17-18, 1997.
3. "The Economics of Public Stadiums." Economic Impacts of Sports, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., October 7-8, 1996.
2. "Player-Management Relations in Professional Team Sports." Panel. National Meetings of the Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1995.
1. "Diamonds Are Forever: The Business of Baseball." Thirteenth Annual Middlebury College Conference on Economic Issues, Middlebury, Vermont, 1991.
24. "Public Goods and Sports Subsidies: The U.S. Case." Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik, University of Zurich, Switzerland, November 25, 2008.
23. "Tradeoffs and Professional Sports Subsidies." Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California, April 23, 2008.
22. "The Political Economy of Professional Sports Malls." Clifford Lewis Lecture, Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, April 3, 2008.
21. "The Contest Success Function, Marginal Product, and Marginal Revenue in Pro Sports Leagues." Department of Economics. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, November 15, 2007.
20. "Choosing Competitive Balance Remedies." Warsaw Center for Sports Marketing, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, April 13, 2007.
19. "Race and Firing of NBA Coaches." Division of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 19, 2006.
18. "Race and Firing of NBA Coaches." Division of Sport Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, October 27, 2006.
17. "The NHL Lockout: Why the Owners Are Winning Big." MBA in Sport Management Program, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, August 1, 2005.
16. "The Value of MLB Ownership." Olympia Economists Club, Olympia, Washington, December 9, 2004.
15. "The Value of MLB Ownership." Seattle Economists Club, Seattle, Washington, December 9, 2004.
14. "Talent Choice in U.S. Pro Sports Leagues: A Rottenberg-Coase Perspective." Sport Management Group, University of Michigan, November, 2004.
13. "Talent Choice in U.S. Pro Sports Leagues: A Rottenberg-Coase Perspective." Department of Economics, Texas Christian University, March, 2004.
12. "The Competitive Position of WSU Athletics." Tri-Cities Rotary Club, Pasco, Washington, November 8, 2000.
11. "Sports Teams and Sports Policy: The Winning Percent Maximizing League." Economics Department, University of Antwerp, Belgium, December 1, 2000.
10. "The Pro Sports Culprit- Market Power and What Can Be Done About It?" Emerald City Rotary Club at the Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington, March 28, 2000.
9. "The Pro Sports Culprit- Market Power and What Can Be Done About It?" Bellevue Athletics Club, Bellevue, Washington, March 28, 2000.
8. "The Inverse Relationship between Subsidies and Pricing Choices by Sports Teams." Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 1999.
7. "Pro Sports Problems: Causes and Solutions." 35th Annual Economics Lecture, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1998.
6. "The History of the Kingdome and the Stadium Mess." First Hill Lecture, Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, Washington, 1997.
5. "Benefit-Cost Analysis and Adult Sex Offender Sentencing Alternatives." Research Findings from the Community Protection Research Project: The First Year, Washington State Institute for Public Policy forum, Seattle, Washington, 1991.
4. "Referendum Voting and the Determinants of Support for Nuclear Power in the United States." Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine, 1989.
3. "Referendum Voting and the Determinants of Support for Nuclear Power in the United States." Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 1989.
2. "A Simple Model of Representative Bureaucracy's Public Provision Choices." Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University, 1988.
1. "Theories of Regulation and the U.S. Forest Service." Regulation and Public Policy Workshop, School of Business, Stanford University, 1985.
44. "Tax Policy and the Value of Sports Team Ownership." North American Society for Sport Management, Toronto, Canada, May, 2008.
43. "Talent Supply, the Contest Success Function, and the Invariance Principle." International Association of Sports Economists Annual Meeting, Gijon, Spain, May, 2008.
42. "Competitive Balance in Sports Leagues: When Is More Preferred to Less?" Western Economic Association, Seattle, WA, 2007.
41. "Dynasties and Rottenberg's Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis: The Case of MLB." Western Economic Association, Seattle, WA, 2007.
40. "Choosing Competitive Balance Remedies." International Association of Sports Economists Annual Meeting, Dayton, Ohio, May, 2007.
39. "The Competitive Talent Model: Rational Expectations and Pro Sports Leagues." Western Economic Association, San Diego, CA, 2006.
38. "Compliance Requirements in MLB Revenue Sharing." Western Economic Association, San Diego, CA, 2006.
37. "Structural Change, Competitive Balance, and the Rest of the Major Leagues." Western Economic Association, San Francisco, CA, 2005.
36. "The Value of Major League Baseball Ownership." Western Economic Association, San Francisco, CA, 2005.
35. "The Optimal Level of Competitive Balance in U.S. Pro Sports Leagues." Western Economic Association, Vancouver, BC, 2004.
34. "Time Series Behavior of MLB Attendance: Structural Change and the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis." Western Economic Association, Vancouver, BC, 2004.
33. "A Rottenberg/Coase Examination of Sports Policy Prescriptions." Western Economic Association, Denver, CO, 2003.
32. "Time Series Analysis of Structural Change: Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball." Western Economic Association, Seattle, WA, 2002.
31. "Vertical Integration in Major League Baseball." Western Economic Association, Seattle, WA, 2002.
30. "Attendance and Uncertainty of Outcome in Major League Baseball." Western Economic Association, San Francisco, CA, 2001.
29. "Punitive Sports Subsidies." Western Economic Association, San Francisco, CA, 2001.
28. "Revenues, Payrolls and Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball." Western Economic Association, San Francisco, CA, 2001.
27. "The Demise of African-American Baseball Leagues." Western Economic Association, Vancouver, BC, 2000.
26. "Punitive Subsidies." Western Economic Association, Vancouver, BC, 2000.
25. "Profit Maximization with Marginal Revenue Less Than Zero." Western Economic Association, San Diego, California, 1999.
24. "Last Period Problems in Sports." Western Economic Association, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 1998.
23. "Race Assessment in Memorabilia Markets." Western Economic Association, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 1998.
22. "The College Football Industry." Western Economics Association, Seattle, Washington, 1997.
21. "Introducing a Competitive Environment into Professional Sports." Western Economics Association, San Francisco, California, 1996.
20. "Profit Maximization with Marginal Revenue Less Than Zero." Western Economics Association, San Francisco, California, 1996.
19. "Monopsony versus Revenue Sharing in Sports Leagues." Western Economics Association, San Diego, California, 1995.
18. "Race in Economics: Perceptions and Measurement." Western Economics Association, San Diego, California, 1995.
17. "Voting Against Nuclear Power." Western Economics Association, San Diego, California, 1995.
16. "A Voting Analysis of Anti-Nuclear Sentiment." Public Choice Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992.
15. "You've Always Got Choices, But. . . : Public Provision Efficiency and Firm Self-Selection." Western Economic Association, Seattle, Washington, 1991.
14. "Participation Hurdles and the Analysis of Nuclear Power Referenda." Western Economic Association, Seattle, Washington, 1991.
13. "As Easy as Rolling Off A Log: A Recursive Treatment of the Hurdles to Voting." Public Choice Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1991.
12. "Prospect Costs and NIMBY." Western Economics Association, San Diego, California, 1990.
11. "Alarms, Oversight, and the Structure of Bureaucracy." Public Choice Society, Tucson, Arizona, 1990.
10. "Are Senators Principled Agents?" Public Choice Society, Tucson, Arizona, 1990.
9. "Theories of Regulation and the U.S. Forest Service." Public Choice Society, Orlando, Florida, 1989.
8. "Referendum Voting and the Determinants of Support for Nuclear Power in the United States." Public Choice Society, Orlando, Florida, 1989.
7. "The Ideological Component of Senate Voting: Different Principles or Different Principals?" Public Choice Society, Orlando, Florida, 1989.
6. "Referendum Voting and the Determinants of Support for Nuclear Power in the United States." Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Seattle, Washington, 1988.
5. "Theories of Regulation and the U.S. Forest Service." Public Choice Society, San Francisco, California, 1988.
4. "Lessons from a More Complete Morphology of Regulation." American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1987.
3. "A Simple Model of Representative Bureaucracy's Public Provision Choices." Public Choice Society, Tucson, Arizona, 1987.
2. "Pay and Performance in Professional Baseball: Modeling Expansion." Southwest Social Science Association Meetings, Houston, Texas, 1983.
1. "Hospital Provision by Referenda." Public Choice Society, San Francisco, California, 1980.
5. "Benefit Cost Analysis of Crisis Respite Care at the Spokane Community Mental Health Center," The Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training, Summer, 1992.
4. "Benefit Cost Analysis and the Community Protection Act," Washington Institute for Public Policy Studies, Summer, 1991.
3. Research Fellow, Washington Institute for Public Policy Studies, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, Summer 1991.
2. "Risk of Economic Loss Due to Failure or Perceived Failure of A High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository," with William Budd and Robert Rosenman, Washington State Institute for Public Policy Studies, July, 1986.
1. Research Associate, Center for the Study of Futures Markets, Columbia University (New York), 1984-1986.
Undergraduate
Sports Economics.
Organization of Sports Industry
Government and the Sports Business.
Graduate
Managerial Sports Economics.
5. College of Business and Economics, Washington State University, 2004. (Inventing Principles of Microeconomics exclusively for distance learning). $5,000.
4. College of Business and Economics, Washington State University, 2003. (Innovative Teaching Grant: Integrating sports business simulations into the classroom). $5,000.
3. Washington State University Office of the Technology Provost, 1997 (Virtual WSU for Economics Principles Classes) with Wayne Joerding and Robert Rosenman. $25,000.
2. Washington State University College of Business and Economics, 1995 (Multimedia Development Summer Grant), with Wayne Joerding. $15,000.
1. Washington State University Summer Session Office, 1994 (New Course: Sports in American Society). $1,834.
Advisory Boards/Association Offices/Committees
6. Advisory Board, Scholarly Colloquium on College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association. Winter 2009-present.
5. Scientific Committee Member, Fundacion Observatorio Economico del Deporte, Oviedo University, Gijon, Spain. Summer 2008-present.
4. Vice President, International Association of Sports Economists, Limoges, France. Summer 2002-present.
3. Board of Associates, International Institute for the Study of Sports Management (IISSM), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Fall 2002-2006.
2. Simulations Development Advisory Board. Sports Business Simulations, Zenophon Abraham, CEO. Oakland, CA. March, 2005-2007.
1. Committee Member, Washington State Rural Hospital Advisory Committee, 1986-1990.
2008: University of Lethbridge.
2007: Temple University.
2006: University of Illinois; Portland State University.
2005:2000: Lafayette College; University of Maryland-Baltimore County; University of North Texas; University of Regina (Canada); Vassar College.
1997: Pennsylvania State University-Erie; University of Alabama-Huntsville.
5. New Zealand Commerce Commission. Salary cap impacts in New Zealand Rugby Union. 2006.
4. U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Washington, D.C. The state of competitive balance in Major League Baseball. 2000.
3. Governor’s Committee on Sex Offender Treatment, Seattle, WA. Sex offender sentencing alternatives. 1991.
2. Washington State Ecological Commission, Seattle, WA. Impacts of the ECOS hazardous waste incinerator. 1987.
1. Washington State Legislature Subcommittee. Spokane, WA. Siting a high-level nuclear waste repository. 1986.
7. Graduate School Representative: Agricultural Economics, American Studies, Business, Communications, Education, Food Science, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Sociology.
6. President's Services and Activities Facilities Fee Committee, 1996-97.
5. National Collegiate Athletic Association Certification Steering Committee, Fiscal Integrity Subcommittee, 1995-96.
4. President's Athletic Council, 1991-1994.
3. Office of Grant and Research Development, Graduate Student Summer Stipend Review Committee, 1989, 1993.
2. Administrative Review Committee, Business and Finance Subcommittee, 1990.
1. Faculty Senate Budget Committee, 1989-1990; Interim-Chair (briefly) 1990.
6. Annual Clifford Lewis Lecture, Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, 2008.
5. Society for American Baseball Research, nomination for the Seymour Medal, Hardball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports, 2000.
4. 35th Annual Economics Seminar Series Lecture, Department of Economics, Western Michigan University, 1998.
3. First Annual Curtiss Hill Lecture, Washington State Historical Society, 1997.
2. Princeton University Press, nomination to the Pulitzer Prize Committee, Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports, 1992.
1. Eleventh Annual Invited Honors Lecture, Washington State University Honors Program, 1990.
Washington State University
Pacific Northwest Bell Distinguished Faculty Award, Pacific
Shell Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, Shell Companies Foundation, Inc., 1985.