Contributions of Robert D. Tollison To the Field of Sports Economics Editorial Board, Journal of Sports Economics, 1999- Books: Sportometrics (edited with B. Goff) (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990). The National Collegiate Athletic Association: A Study in Cartel Behavior (with A. Fleisher and B. Goff) (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1992). Papers in Books: Sports As Economics (with B. Goff), in B. Goff and R. Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990), 3-11. Economics at the Track (with R. Higgins), in Goff and Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990),15-34. Homo Basketballus (with B. Goff and W. Shughart), in Goff and Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990),121-131. Voting on Academic Requirements in the NCAA: Public or Private Interest? (with A. Fleisher and B. Goff), in Goff and Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990), 173-178. Proposals for Future Research (with B. Goff), in Goff and Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990), 311-313. Sportometrics, in D. Henderson (ed.), Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics (New York: Time, Inc., 1993), 713-715. Sportometrics, in David Henderson (ed.), The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ( Indianapolis, ID: Liberty Fund, 2008), 471-473. To Be or not to Be? The NCAA as a Cartel, in L. Kahane and S. Shmanske (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics (Oxford: Oxford Press, 2012), 339-348. 1
Main Papers: Crime on the Court (with R. McCormick), Journal of Political Economy (April 1984), 223-235. Reprinted in B. Goff and R. Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990), 59-72. Pigskins and Publications (with W. Shughart and B. Goff), Atlantic Economic Journal (July 1986), 46-50. Crime and Income Distribution in a Basketball Economy (with R. McCormick), International Review of Law and Economics (July 1986), 115-124. Reprinted in B. Goff and R. Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990), 295-307. Crime or Punishment?: Enforcement of the NCAA Cartel (with A. Fleisher, B. Goff, and W. Shughart), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (December 1988), 433-451.Reprinted in B. Goff and R. Tollison (eds.), Sportometrics (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990), 153-171. Ownership Structure in Professional Sports (with A. Fleisher and W. Shughart), Research in Law and Economics (vol. 12,1989), 71-75. Arbitrage in a Basketball Economy (with K. Grier), Kyklos (fasc. 4, 1990), 611-624. Going for the Gold: The Athletic Consequences of the Transitional Economies (with W. Shughart), Kyklos (fasc. 2, 1993), 263-272. Written up in G. Schwarz, B. Brenner, and B. Gygi, Olympia Medaillen Als Spiegel der Eigentumsrechte, Neue Burcher Beitung, May 29/30,1993, 41. The Rookie Draft and Competitive Balance: The Case of Professional Football (with K. Grier), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (1994), 293-298. Reprinted in A. Zimbalist ( ed.), The Economics of Sports: Volume I ( London, England : Edward Elgar, 2001), 488-493. Batter Up: Moral Hazard and the Effects of the DH Rule on Hit Batsmen (with B. Goff and W. Shughart), Economic Inquiry (July 1997), 555-561. Written up in G. Koretz, Economic Trends, Business Week, August 25, 1997, 32.Mentioned in B. Saffran, Recommendations for Further Readings, Journal of Economic Perspectives (Winter 1998), 233. Reprinted in A. Zimbalist (ed.),the Economics of Sport: Volume II (London, England: Edward Elgar, 2001), 576-582. Understanding the Antitrust Economics of Sports Leagues, Antitrust (Spring 2000), 21-24. 2
Why Do Black Basketball Players Work More for Less Money? (with R. McCormick), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2001), 201-219. Racial Integration as an Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Sports Leagues ( with B. Goff and R. McCormick), American Economic Review( March 2002), 16-26. Racial Integration of Coaching: Evidence from the NFL (with Brian Goff), Journal of Sports Economics (2009), 127-140. Rubbin Is Racing:Evidence of the Peltzman Effect from NASCAR (with Adam Pope), Public Choice (2010), 507-513. Chivalry in Golf? Significant Tee Ratios (with R. McCormick), Public Choice (2010). 323-334. The Spatial Economics of Ticket Scalping (with B. Goff), Managerial and Decision Economics (2011). 135-139. The Designated Hitter Rule and the Distribution of Pitching Talent across Leagues (with O. Vacilicu), Journal of Sports Economics (2011), pp. 448-463. Efficacy of Shaming Penalties: Evidence from SEC Football (with D. Pearson and T. Stephenson), Economics Bulletin (2012), pp. 1162-1170. Regulators and Redskins (with B. Coffey and P. McLaughlin), Public Choice (2012), 191-204. Reviews: Major League Losers: The Real Costs of Sports and Who s Paying for It, by M.S. Rosentraub( New York, NY: Basic Books, 1999). Journal of Sports Economics( May 2001), 206-207. The (Peculiar) Economics of NCAA Basketball, by Todd McFall (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), Journal of Sports Economics (forthcoming). Students Who Wrote on Sports Economics: Dissertation Director: Robert E. McCormick, Ph.D. Texas A&M University 1977. On the wage pay and outside earnings of politicians. 3
Paul Lawrence, Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1983. The intercollegiate athletic cartel: The economics, history, institutions, and legal arrangements of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Brian L. Goff, Ph.D. George Mason University 1986. An economic analysis of televised legislatures. Arthur A. Fliesher III, Ph.D. George Mason University 1987. An output-monitoring theory of cartel enforcement: The case of the National Collegiate Ayhletic Association. Kris McWhite, Ph.D. Clemson University 2007. An analysis of men s college basketball: Do conference officials call games in the interest of affecting conference revenues? Dissertation Reader: Octavian Vasilescu, Ph.D. Clemson University 2007. Essays in sports economics. Thesis Director or Member: Sean Watterson, M.A. Clemson University 2009. Position value and wage determinants in the NHL. Thomas Crouch, M.A., Clemson University 2010. The Effect Of Television Exposure On College Football Recruiting: An Analysis Of The Southeastern And Atlantic Coast Conferences From 1970 To 2010. Joseph V. Joy, M.A., Clemson University 2010. The effect of clock rule changes in college football: 2006-2008. Carolina Salge, M.A., Clemson University 2010.The ATP world tour: How do prize structure and game format affect the outcome of a match? Andrew Cooley, M.A., Clemson University 2010. Revisiting the impacts of the designated hitter on major league baseball. Holmes Hill, M.A., Clemson University 2012. Evidence of the shaming effect: A look at NCAA football. Joel Correll, M.A. Clemson University 2012. Players performance index for major league soccer. Kristopher Kusterman, M.A. Clemson University 2013. Explaining the wage differential between American and Latino baseball players in major league baseball. 4
Peter Jurewicz, M.A. Clemson University 2013. Chin music: A statistical analysis of retaliation pitches in major league baseball. Daniel Ortiz, M.A. Clemson University 2014. Consumer-based discrimination in baseball cards. 5