Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:

"The Impact of Desegregation on College Choices of Elite Black Athletes"
George La Noue, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Mark Bennett, University of Maryland Baltimore County

"Racial Position Segregation in Intercollegiate Football"
Joshua Pitts, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)
Daniel Yost, University of Cincinnati

"Does College Football Success Improve Institutional Characteristics?"
W. Jennings Byrd, Troy University (Contact Author)
Phillip Mixon, Troy University

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Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:

"Returns to Handedness"
Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Sara Fard, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Neil Longley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Dan Mason, University of Alberta

"Wage Disparity, Collective Bargaining Agreements, and Team Performance: An Empirical Analysis of the NHL"
Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)

"Measuring Tennis Outcomes and Incentives in Varying Match Tournaments"
Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)
Ryan Rodenberg, Florida State University

"Occam Back to Pass: The NFL Quarterback Rating and Occam’s Razor"
George Ignatin, University of Alabama Birmingham (Contact Author)
Ronald Crowe, Our Lady of the Lake University

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Frank Stephenson, Berry College

Papers:

"Does Quality Still Matter? Attendance in the National Football League"
Roger D. Blair, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Christina DePasquale, University of Michigan
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Outcome Uncertainty, Reference-Dependent Preferences, and Live Game Attendance"
Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Brad R. Humphreys, University of Alberta
Li Zhou, University of Alberta

"UOH and Competitive Balance in European Football"
Tim Pawlowski, University of Tuebingen (Contact Author)
Oliver Budzinski, Ilmenau University of Technology

"Participant Sports and Hotel Tax Revenue: An Analysis of the Head of the Hooch Regatta"
Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Raymond D. Sauer, Clemson University

Papers:

"Fireworks Saturation and Attendance in Minor League Baseball"
Andrew Weinbach, Coastal Carolina University (Contact Author)
Rodney Paul, Syracuse University

"Bettor Biases and the Home Field Advantage in the National Football League"
Andrew Weinbach, Coastal Carolina University (Contact Author)
Rodney Paul, Syracuse University
Brad R. Humphreys, University of Alberta

"Sabotage in Handicap Contests"
Alasdair Brown, University of East Anglia (Contact Author)
Subhasish Modak Chowdhury, University of East Anglia, U.K.

"Point Spread Changes, Revisited"
Raymond D. Sauer, Clemson University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Papers:

"Mandatory Salary Increases for Experience and Their Effect on Duration in the NBA"
Johnny Ducking, North Carolina A&T State University
Peter A. Groothuis, Appalachian State University
James Richard Hill, Central Michigan University (Contact Author)

"To Three or Not To Three"
Trevor Collier, University of Dayton (Contact Author)
Tony Caporale, University of Cincinnati

"You're Fired, Baby! Explaining Dismissals of College Basketball Coaches"
Paul Holmes, SUNY Fredonia (Contact Author)
Candra Chahyadi, Eastern Illinois University

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Ryan Rodenberg, Florida State University

Papers:

"Uncertainty of Outcome: Revitalizing the Sports Bribery Act of 1964 and 'Quiz Show Scandal' Statute"
Ryan Rodenberg, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

"Agency Behavior in a Nonprofit Setting: Effects of the 1984 Supreme Court NCAA Decision"
Kathleen A. Carroll, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Brad R. Humphreys, University of Alberta

"From Brown to Brady: Antitrust Exemptions and Professional Sports"
Gabriel Feldman, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"Measuring the Impact of Employee Discipline: Evidence from NBA"
Ryan Rodenberg, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Kathleen A. Carroll, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Gabriel Feldman, Tulane University
Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ryan Rodenberg, Florida State University

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