This site, or blog, is intended to be a depository of economic thinking on issues in sport, and to a lesser extent, economics in general. Sports provide an entertaining and useful platform for economic discussion. As Professors McCormick and Tollison have long emphasized, the sports world provides a unique canvas for illustrating economic forces at work. We'll try and do that here.

The material is written for students, scholars, and fans who want to think about economics and sports. The plan is to provide frequent commentary and links to issues in the news, along with the occasional analytical essay. It is hoped that the essays will provide supplementary reading for students, and interesting material for aficionados of economics. Access to them will be preserved in the essay link below.

The site was founded by Raymond Sauer, aka Skip, in February 2004. The Sports Economist became a multi-author blog in January 2005.

Contributors to The Sports Economist include:
David Berri, Associate Professor of Economics, California State University - Bakersfield
Dennis Coates, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Rodney Fort, Professor of Economics, Washington State University
Brian Goff, Distinguished University Professor of Economics, Western Kentucky University
Brad Humphreys, Associate Professor, Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois
Victor Matheson, Assistant Professor of Economics, College of the Holy Cross
Phil Miller, Assistant Professor of Economics, Minnesota State University, Mankato
John Palmer, Professor of Economics, University of Western Ontario
Raymond Sauer, Professor of Economics, Clemson University
Stefan Szymanski, Professor of Economics, Imperial College London