The Economics of Sports

Michael A. Leeds is Professor of Economics at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, and a research associate at IZA. He has published numerous articles in labor economics and the economics of sports and was co-editor of the Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports. He has won departmental, college, and university awards for his teaching. From 2007 to 2009, he was an assistant dean at Temple University, Japan.

Peter von Allmen is the David H. Porter Professor of Economics at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. His primary research focus is sports economics with a particular focus on demand studies and compensation schemes, incentives, and monopsony power. He previously served as the president of the North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE). In 2006-2007 he was a fellow of the American Council on Education.

Victor A. Matheson is a professor in the Department of Economics and Accounting at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. His research focuses on the economic impact of teams, stadiums, and events on local economies as well as the economics of gambling. He has served as the president of the North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) and as an editor of the Journal of Sports Economics. He has also had a long career as a top-level soccer referee, officiating more than 500 D1 college matches as well as games in Major League Soccer.