Eco 336 Readings and Assignments

Eco 320 CALENDAR

Readings and Assignments – Fall 2011

LvA=The Economics of Sports, 4th ed, by Michael Leeds & Peter von Allmen, Prentice Hall, 2011.

DL=Discussion Leader: If you are one of the Discussion Leaders (DL) for the day you will be expected to volunteer responses.

WNITW=What's New In The World Discussion Leader

SEP 6

Introduction to course

Introduction to each other: SPEED DATING

What are big issues in sports?

Go over syllabus

Success in the course: Give a sh**

Sports Quiz

TH Sep 8 class: wear comfortable shoes

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Read by Sep 13: LvA Chapter 1 Purpose: Get an overview of course issues.

SEP 8 wear comfortable shoes

WNITW= Riley M

DL=Jamal A, Eric B, Matthew B

Opportunity Costs, Absolute & Comparative Advantage

Be sure to read after class: Who is the world's greatest athlete?

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Assignment 1: In-class DUE Sept 13 TYPED

2. Print out PowerPoint slides (6 to a page) for class on Sep 13

SEP 13

WNITW= Marvinn W

DL=Samantha C, Brandon D, Alex F

Assignments 1 Due

Football Kickoff rule change

OC PPT last slide question

Who is the world's greatest athlete question?

MEET IN Murphy 273 (computer classroom) on Sep 15

NOTE: If you are not in class on Thursday Sep 15, I cannot answer your questions concerning Empirical Assignment 1.

Demand for Labor=Marginal Revenue Product

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Read by Sep 15: LvA Chapter 8 pp 243-244, 248-253

SEP 15 MEET IN Murphy 273 (computer classroom)

WNITW=Aaron S

DL=Camden H, Ashley H, Matthew H

Work on Empirical Assignment 1

MEET IN Murphy 273 (computer classroom) on Sep 20

ASSIGNMENTS

Empirical Assignment 1 DUE Beginning of class Sep 22

SEP 20 MEET IN Murphy 273 (computer classroom)

WNITW=Erik S

DL=Caitlin H, Matthew K, Jacob L

ASSIGNMENTS

1. QUIZ 1 Sep 27 List of Topics & Practice Quiz

2. Empirical Assignment 1 DUE Beginning of class Sep 22

SEP 22

WNITW=Jeffrey S

DL=Jenifer L, Clint, M, Philip M

Empirical Assignment 1 DUE

Babe Ruth

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Read by Sep 27: LvA Chapter 2 pp 13-29

2. QUIZ 1 Sep 27

SEP 27

WNITW=Hannah S

DL=Nathan M, Nicolai M, Benedicte M

QUIZ 1 (first 45 minutes. Class afterwards.)

Babe Ruth

http://badgerherald.com/oped/2010/12/05/the_worst_people_on_.php

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes272021.htm#st

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Read by Oct 4: LvA Chapter 2 pp 29-42; Chapter 4 pp 107-124

SEP 29

WNITW=Bethany S

DL=Logan N, Lacey P, Rhett R

Practice Problems

ASSIGNMENTS

OCT 4

WNITW=Rhett Reuter

DL=Bethany S, Hannah S, Jeffrey S

Pass back Empirical Assignment 1:

THEORETICAL SECTION

GRAMMAR

Pass back QUIZ 1 with ANSWERS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_seat_license

Related to Empirical Assignment 2

http://tumblr.mlarson.org/post/8096732692/1992-nlcs-sid-breams-mad-dash-just-remembered

1992 NLCS, Game 7: Pirates 2 at Braves 3 F -- October 14, 1992 -- Pirates ace Doug Drabek pitches eight innings of shutout baseball, putting the Pirates three outs from the World Series. But Drabek fails to retire the first three batters in the ninth and is lifted in favor of closer Stan Belinda. After Belinda records two outs, little-used Francisco Cabrera singles to left and Sid Bream chugs home from second ahead of Barry Bonds' throw to give Atlanta the Pennant.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Empirical Assignment 2 DUE Beginning of class Oct 25

OCT 6

WNITW=Lacey P

DL=Erik S, Aaron S, Marvinn W

Chapter 4 PPT

Chapter 9 PPT

Free Agency in MLB

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Practice Problems Stop by my office if you have questions on any of them.

2. Read by Oct 13: LvA Chapter 4 pp 124-132; Chapter 9 pp 279-292; Chapter 10 pp 311-336

OCT 11

WNITW=Logan N

DL=Riley M, Jamal A, Eric B

Monopsony and Empirical Assignment 2

Who is Bill Veeck? READ Leeds pp 102-103

What is the weirdest or best promotion you've encountered?

Who is Mitt Romney? READ Leeds pp 237-238

Documentaries on Race Discrimination in NFL or NBA?

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Read by Oct 13: Chapter 10 pp 311-336

2. Read by Oct 13:

The Sports Business as a Labor Market Laboratory, pp. 75-83.

3. QUIZ 2 Oct 18 List of Topics

OCT 13

WNITW=Benedicte M

DL=Matthew B, Samantha C, Brandon D

Salary Cap and Competitive Balance PPT

Discrimination

ASSIGNMENTS

Read by Oct 18 The Sports Business as a Labor Market Laboratory, pp. 83-86.

OCT 18

WNITW=Nicolai M

DL=Alex F, Camden H, Ashley H

QUIZ 2 (First 45 minutes. Class afterwards)

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Assignment 2: Due beginning of class Oct 25 (Remember to type) ASN 2 WORKSHEET

2. Assignment 3: Due beginning of class Oct 27.

OCT 20

No class

OCT 25

WNITW=Nathan M

DL=Matthew H, Caitlin H, Matthew K

Empirical Assignment 2 DUE Beginning of class

Assignment 2 DUE

Assignment 4 in class

ASSIGNMENTS

Read by Oct 27: LvA Chapter 5 pp 145-160 & 162-170.

OCT 27

WNITW=Philip M

DL=Jacob L, Jenifer L, Clint M

Assignment 3 DUE

Complete Assignment 4 in class

Competitive Balance PPT

Assignment 5 - Lorenz data

ASSIGNMENTS

READ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1171810/1/index.htm

NOV 1

WNITW=Clint M

DL=Philip M, Nathan M, Nicolai M

Assignments 4 & 5 DUE

Public Goods and Stadium Financing PPT

Pass back QUIZ 2 with ANSWERS

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Assignment 6 part 1: DUE Beginning of class Nov 3: Repeat Asn 3 for a much earlier year (in the 1990's or earlier). Turn in hard copy of spreadsheet.

2. Have your Asn 3 and Asn 6 Part 1 Excel files available to use in class on Nov 3. That is, have the files available in your online file, and/or email them to yourselves, and/or have them on a flashdrive.

NOV 3: MEET IN CWH 216 (Computer Lab)

WNITW=Jenifer L

DL=Benedicte M, Logan N, Lacey P

Assignment 6 part 1 DUE: You will not be allowed in class unless this is done.

Asn 3 and Asn 6 Part 1 files due in class.

Assignment 6 & Assignment 7 done in class

ASSIGNMENTS

1. QUIZ 3 Nov 10 List of Topics and Practice Quiz

NOV 8

WNITW=Jacob L

DL=Rhett R, Bethany S, Hannah S

NOTE: List of Topics changed

Practice Problems

ASSIGNMENTS

NOV 10

WNITW=Matthew K

DL=Jeffrey S, Erik S, Aaron S

QUIZ 3 (First 45 minutes. Class afterwards)

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Former-Penn-State-LB-Matt-Millen-gets-emotional-?urn=ncaaf-wp9465

Public Finance and Stadium Financing

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment 9: Due Nov 17 beginning of class. Use the theory of MRP to support the thesis that college athletes should be paid. Support your thesis with 3-4 arguments from reliable sources, that need not be peer-reviewed journal articles.

Assignment 8: Due Nov 15 beginning of class. On the NFL Lorenz curve graph drawn on Nov 8, draw a Lorenz curve for one other sport using the links to data from Asn 5. Show your work on how you calculated the points on the Lorenz curve.

Read the linked article by Nov 15 and SUMMARIZE the main points in your notes about the research on the Economic Impact of Sports Facilities. The Economics of Sports Facilities and Their Communities, 2000

Read by Nov 17: LvA Chapter 6; Chapter 7 pp 207-226.

NOV 15

WNITW=Caitlin H

DL=Marvinn W, Riley Moore,

Assignment 8 Due

Reading on Economic Impact due

Ch 7 Economic Impact PPT

Pass back QUIZ 3 with ANSWERS

Assignment 7 material: Indentured servitude was a popular form of labor in colonial North America. Poor, underprivileged individuals would voluntarily provide services demanded by their “masters” in exchange for lodging, clothing, food, and other “necessities.” However, indentured servants were not entitled to any remuneration in the form of wages or a salary. In early America, many employers did not have the capital to provide any sort of monetary compensation for the laborers. Hundreds of years later, the indentured servitude system persists. Instead of calling the workers indentured servants, the NCAA calls them student athletes. The phrase is little more than a veil for a true descriptor - indentured athletes. Nobody forces indentured athletes to accept an athletic scholarship to perform their services for universities, major college conferences, and the NCAA, but similarly, indentured servants were not coerced into working on farms and in shops in colonial America.

ASSIGNMENTS

NOV 17

WNITW=Matthew H

DL=Jamal A, Eric B, Matthew B

Cheating and Steroids: Game Theoretic analysis

Social Network Analysis

The NCAA: Corrupt Cartel

Assignment 9 Due

Data for Research Paper 3: Possible Topics discussed in class

MLB data 2003

MLB data 1991-2003

ASSIGNMENTS

Read by Nov 22: LvA Chapter 11

NOV 22

WNITW=Ashley H

DL=Samantha C, Brandon D, Alex F

Discuss Empirical Paper 2

Discuss Empirical Paper 3

Sales Tax

The NCAA: Corrupt Cartel

ASSIGNMENTS

Read by Nov 29: LvA Chapter 4 pp 132-138

NOV 24

No class: Thanksgiving Break

NOV 29

WNITW=Camden H

DL=Camden H, Ashley H, Matthew H

1. Should college players be paid?

2. Review of Sales Tax and cost/benefits

3. The NCAA: Corrupt Cartel.

ASSIGNMENTS

DEC 1

WNITW=Alex F

DL=Caitlin H, Matthew K, Jacob L

Title IX

ASSIGNMENTS

1.Read "Public Funding of Professional Sports Stadiums" by beginning of class Dec 6, taking notes on the CVM method, and how it was applied in the Pittsburgh case and the drawbacks of this method. There will be an assignment in class on this, so please take good notes.

2. Read Leeds text, pp 338-340 on Title IX by Dec 6.