About the Authors

David J. Berri is an associate professor of economics at Southern Utah University. He is coauthor of The Wages of Wins (Stanford Press). Additionally, he has authored or coauthored more than 30 academic papers, most in the area of sports and economics. His nonacademic writing has appeared in The New York Times, VIBE Magazine, and online at The Wages of Wins Journal (dberri.wordpress.com). In 2009, he was elected president of the North American Association of Sports Economists and is currently serving on the editorial board of both the Journal of Sports Economics and the International Journal of Sport Finance. He lives with his wife (Lynn) and two daughters (Allyson and Jessica) in Cedar City, Utah.

Martin B. Schmidt is a professor ...

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