Cannibalization or Complementarity? The Effect of Online Sports Betting on Brick-and-Mortar Casino Revenues
by Aneesh Shah Kulkarni Abstract This paper estimates the causal effect of online sports betting (OSB) launch on land-based casino revenues using a staggered difference-in-differences framework applied to a monthly panel of 23 U.S. states from 2012 through 2025. OSB launch produces no detectable reduction in total casino revenues but is associated with a 15 […]
The Impact of Collegiate Athletic Success and Scandals on Admissions Applications
By William J. Battle-McDonald This paper examines how the quantity and quality of admissions applications to Division 1 colleges and universities were affected by two non-academic factors: (1) performance of a school’s men’s basketball and football teams; and (2) scandals associated with these athletic programs. Admissions data from 2001 – 2017 were compared to team […]
Predicting Transfer Values in the English Premier League
By Dylan Newman This paper examines factors that affect the transfer value of players transferred into the English Premier League from 2009–2015. The analysis begins by examining what factors are significant in determining a player’s projected transfer fee based on the website Transfermarkt.com as well as the actual fee that the player was sold for. The paper […]
A Franchise Education: The Impact of High School Quality on the Operations of Quick Service Restaurant Franchises in Texas
By Joseph Yetter While the franchise business model provides customers with a certain level of consistency, there is still considerable variation in service quality across locations. Among other factors, a franchise’s quality of human capital (i.e., its workers) contributes to the quality of its operations, one of the strongest determinants of its revenue. Assuming that […]
Game Theory and The World Marathon Majors
By Benjamin Jones The World Marathon Majors (WMM) Series Prize was enacted in 2006 as a million dollar prize handed out annually to the top man and woman competing at five of the most important marathons. This paper considers the motivations behind setting up this prize, as well as the theoretical rationale for its existence […]
