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NHL Team Spending and the Exchange Rate

October 26, 2011
by harvardsports
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by Ben Blatt Based on an idea that was discussed at last week’s HSAC meeting, I decided to do a short investigation to see how the exchange rate of the US dollar versus the Canadian dollar impacts team spending in the NHL...

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A History of Pro Sports Divisional Parity

February 14, 2011
by harvardsports
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By Daniel Granoff Two thirds of the way into the NHL season, the Los Angeles Kings are in last place in their division, on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. They were darlings of the preseason rankings and several...

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Do All-Star Games Predict Finals Winners? (Or, Another Reason not to Watch the Pro Bowl)

January 31, 2011
by harvardsports
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By David Roher Twitter follower Blake Barfield asked us last night if there was any correlation between the conference winner of the Pro Bowl and that of the Super Bowl. I decided to tackle this question for the NFL and the other...

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Where Every Team Is Above Average: Home-Field Advantage and its Effects on Revenue

March 7, 2010
by harvardsports
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By David Roher Had an incredible time at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference yesterday. I got to tell so many people how long I’d been reading their books and blogs, or how important they were to my becoming interested in...

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Getting Down to Business: Part 2

March 5, 2010
by harvardsports
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By Jake Fisher In the first installment of this series, I looked at team values provided by Forbes. According to regression analysis, team value is a function of team revenue. I also looked at the correlation between a team’s...

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Getting Down to Business: Part 1

February 28, 2010
by harvardsports
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By Jake Fisher As the title suggests, this multi-part series of posts will take a step off the field and into the front office. The goal of the series is to examine some of the intricacies of the sports industry. Where do teams...

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HSAC To Appear in Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports

February 23, 2010
by harvardsports
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A paper written by HSAC has been accepted into the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports! This will be the second paper HSAC has published in JQAS. HSAC’s first appearance in the journal came in 2007, when the club looked...

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What Do Professional Athletes Have in Common With Bankers?

December 22, 2009
by harvardsports
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By Daniel Adler Today, we will examine two industries.  Neither produces a tangible product.  Both have close ties to the government and receive billions of dollars in government assistance.  Both pay their top performers...

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Television and the Potential NFL Lockout

November 18, 2009
by harvardsports
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By Jake Fisher The Washington Post reported two weeks ago that NFL television ratings are the highest they’ve been in 20 years. Obviously, this is good news for business. The National Football League, as a business, is the...

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