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Trends in NCAA athletic spending : arms race or rising tide?

Hoffer, Adam; Humphreys, Brad R.; Lacombe, Donald J.; … - In: Journal of sports economics 16 (2015) 6, pp. 576-596

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The NCAA athletics arms race: theory and evidence

Hoffer, Adam; Humphreys, Brad R.; Lacombe, Donald J.; … - 2014

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Equal Pay on the Hardwood: The Earnings Gap between Male and Female NCAA Division I Basketball Coaches

Humphreys, Brad R. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 1 (2000) 3, pp. 299-307

This article examines the earnings gap between male and female National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) head …

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Agency Behavior in a Nonprofit Setting: Effects of the 1984 Supreme Court NCAA Decision

Carroll, Kathleen A.; Humphreys, Brad R. - Economics Department, University of Maryland-Baltimore … - 2003

The NCAA is commonly viewed as a cartel. We model the cartel relationship between the member teams and the NCAA central … organization as a principal-agent relationship. Our model predicts imperfect agency behavior on the part of the NCAA with … impact of the 1984 Supreme Court decision that reassigned the telecast rights for intercollegiate football from the NCAA to …

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Financing Intercollegiate Athletics: The Role of Monitoring and Enforcing NCAA Recruiting Regulations

Humphreys, Brad R.; Ruseski, Jane E. - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 1 (2006) 3, pp. 151-161

Many economists view the NCAA as a cartel in the market for college athletes. Financially, this cartel allows NCAA … that explain observed periods of probation in NCAA Division I-A football over the period 1978-2005. From 1978-1993, but not … after, lagged winning percentage, unfilled stadium seats, and years of head coaching experience explain probation. The NCAA …

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Point spread shading and behavioral biases in NBA betting markets

Humphreys, Brad R. - In: Rivista di Diritto ed Economia dello Sport 6 (2010) 1, pp. 13-26

Introduction – 1. A Simple model of sports book operation - 2. Data description - 3. Evidence of shading in NBA point spread betting - 4. Discussion and conclusions - References

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The Economic Impact of Postseason Play in Professional Sports

Coates, Dennis; Humphreys, Brad R. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 3 (2002) 3, pp. 291-299

An empirical examination of the determinants of real per capita income in cities with professional sports teams from 1969 to 1997 shows that postseason appearances are not associated with any change in the level of real per capita income in these cities. However, in the city that is home to the...

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The Anova-Based Competitive Balance Measure: A Reply

Humphreys, Brad R. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 4 (2003) 1, pp. 81-82

, including the standard deviation of winning percentages and Associated Press rankings. They also examine the 1991 NCAA roll …

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The Financial Consequences of Unbalanced Betting on NFL Games

Humphreys, Brad R. - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 6 (2011) 1, pp. 60-71

Previous research on point spread betting often assumed that bookmakers attract an equal volume of bets on either side of games in order to maximize profits. This paper examines the plausibility of this assumption. Financial simulations based on actual bet volumes on NFL games, point spreads,...

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Loss Aversion, Team Relocations, and Major League Expansion

Humphreys, Brad R.; Zhou, Li - Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics - 2014

Professional sports teams receive large public subsidies for new facility construction. Empirical research suggests that these subsidies cannot be justified by tangible or intangible economic benefits. We develop a model of bargaining between local governments and teams over subsidies that...

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