
Effectively Wild Episode 1876: Overbooked
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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The Father of Sports Economics, Bill James
Sebastian James is the author of a new book about sports economics. He says simon rottenberg may be regarded as the father of sports economics. His paper on baseball players labor market was published in political economy journal 19 56. It predicted that once free agency began, there would still be competition for great players.
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