Economics Roundtable

Yesterday I wrote a post on the NFL's Buffalo Bills playing in Toronto over the next few seasons.� Responding to an earlier post by Skip, I wrote:

It's anecdotal, I realize, but there seems to be high demand for NFL football in Toronto.� That may simply be due to ...

When readings Skip's post on the CFL this afternoon, I noticed this article listed as being one of the most popular over at the Toronto Globe and Mail.� It describes the pricing of tickets to Buffalo Bills games being played in Toronto in the next few years:

Tickets for ...

Dennis Coates has written an outstanding opinion piece in the American on public subsidization of sports.� He nicely frames the subject and presents evidence on pro sports' impact on local economies, including the external effects of sports.� The whole piece is worth a read, but I'll post the concluding ...

Cross posted at TSE

Allan Sanderson tells his readers that TANSTAAFO (Olympics, not lunch).

Whether to support the Games themselves or merely the city's official bid, the latter carrying a price tag of $50 million to $100 million, one hears that "only private money" is underwriting those activities; no tax dollars will be spent. ...

There is advice for teaching Principles courses and for writing letters of recommendation that you may prefer not to write, but that you must.� Via the Door.

There is a new cricket league that has high hopes of bringing cricket to a wider audience.� But it's not without controversy.

Cheerleaders are taking Indian cricket by storm, but some are wondering if this conservative South Asian nation is ready for dancers with bulging breasts and gyrating bellies parading in packed ...

I finished reading Joel Waldfogel's Tyranny of the Market where he explains why, contrary to what some writers (most notably Milton Friedman in Free to Choose

In a common refrain, potential competitors in a marketplace are being attacked by incumbents using the "we need to keep them out to keep our consumers safe" argument.

The proposal would change state law to allow for “oral health practitioners” — dental hygienists who would be trained under a new master’s ...

Maybe.

If they are subsidized.

The Minnesota Ballpark Authority is expected to announce today a $1 million fund to enhance the area around the Twins new ballpark.

Cross-posted at TSE

Edward Roski Jr. has unveiled plans to build a new stadium in the Los Angeles metro area to entice a team to move to the nation's second-largest market.

The proposed 600-acre site, near the southern intersection of the 57 and 60 freeways about 20 miles east ...