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David Berri
David J. Berri (born September 26, 1969) is a sports economist and professor of economics at Southern Utah University, known for his sometimes-controversial analysis of NBA basketball. He is a past president of the North American Association of Sports Economists, and a member of the editorial board of the ''Journal of Sports Economics'' and The International Journal of Sport Finance. Academic Background Berri graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a B.A. in economics in 1991, and earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. from Colorado State University. He taught economics at Coe College and California State University-Bakersfield before accepting a position at Southern Utah University in 2008. ''The Wages of Wins'' Berri is best known for co-authoring, along with Martin Schmidt and Stacey Brook, the 2006 book ''The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport''. The book opened to favorable reviews in several major media outlets, including endorsements from Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Economics
Sports economics is a discipline of economics focused on its relationship to sports. It covers both the ways in which economists can study the distinctive institutions of sports, and the ways in which sports can allow economists to research many topics, including discrimination and antitrust law. The theoretical foundations of the discipline are heavily based on microeconomics Microeconomics is a branch of mainstream economics that studies the behavior of individuals and firms in making decisions regarding the allocation of scarce resources and the interactions among these individuals and firms. Microeconomics fo .... As of 2006, about 100 to 120 college professors taught sports economics courses. The Beginning of Sports Economics Simon Rottenberg is credited with likely being the first to pen a scholarly article in the field of sports economics when he wrote his 1956 article on the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis. In this article, Rottenberg highlights the relationship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |