ArticlesEconomics of Baseball and Football
Starting a new line of research in the area of sports economics, Davis studies baseball attendance to see if there is a possible correlation between team success and attendance. Similarly, he is looking at the economic impact of an NFL team's success on its host city.
The UMRB grant has been absolutely essential for my gasoline research. Much data is not freely available, and without this funding I couldn’t have afforded it.
Fill up the tank; we’re going to a baseball game!
Michael Davis
Associate Professor, Economics
Missouri S&T
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Related Links
- Davis' departmental website
- Department of Economics
- "Winning Football Season is Found to Convert into Cash"
- "The Secret Benefits of Fandom"
- "Experts Disagree over Big Game's Impact on Chicago Economy"
- "Game Day Economics"
- Davis' article on baseball winning and attendance
- Davis' article on seasonality and gasoline prices
- Davis' article on the location of minor league baseball teams
- Davis' article on whosesale gasoline prices
- The Wall Street Journal blog, "Real Time Economics"
- "Marginal Revolution," a popular economics blog