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My Short Bio Sketch
I received my PhD from Caltech in 1985. I'm a full professor. At the undergraduate level, I have taught a pretty mixed bag: Honors Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Business and Government, Labor, and Sports. At the graduate level, I've taught Microeconomics in the leadership core to MBA students, as well as graduate economics courses on labor and industrial organization. I'll be designing at least two new classes for the upcoming Fall semester and my move to the Program in Sport Management at the University of Michigan.
My true research and teaching passion is professional and
college sports. According to my book jacket notes ;) I'm a recognized
authority on sports economics and business, both in the U.S. and
internationally. I have the requisite "dozens of articles and
monographs" that cover sports topics as diverse as cross-subsidies in U.S.
sports leagues, predatory behavior by Major League Baseball toward African
American Baseball Leagues during integration, the time series analysis of
competitive balance and attendance, and comparative analysis of North
American and world sports leagues. Vita
entries include the American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, Journal of Political
Economy, Journal of Economic Literature, Economic Inquiry, Scottish
Journal of Political Economy, and the Journal of Sports Economics.
I speak regularly on sports issues on NPR and enjoyed the opportunity to appear on Hockey Night in Canada with host Ron MacLean. I've participated at seminars and conferences at Vanderbilt University, Temple University, Washington University, Tufts University, The Independent Institute in Oakland, and Middlebury College. It has been my good fortune to be invited for international presentations at sports congresses in Gijon, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cologne, Germany; and Neuchatel, Switzerland. I also presented the first ever Hill Lecture at the Washington State Historical Society and the 35th Annual Economics Lecture at Western Michigan University.
I've rendered expert economic opinion in cases concerning sports and testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust concerning competitive balance issues in baseball. My consulting for attorneys includes: