Event Details:
Location
SIEPR Gunn Building
Koret-Taube Conference Center
366 Galvez St.
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
Athletes, industry executives, and economists discuss and debate the economics and policy issues confronting sports.
Schedule
Friday, April 29, 2011
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Session I: Opening Address
Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated Senior Writer and Bestselling author of “Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports are Played and Games are Won”
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Session II: Sports Analytics: Economic Analysis Meets Sports Data
Joe Price, BYU, “Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees”
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Session III: Sports Analytics: Economic Analysis Meets Sports Data
John Huizinga, University of Chicago Economics Professor and Professional Basketball Agent for Yao Ming, “Hot Hand or Hot Head? The Truth About Heat Checks in the NBA."
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Session IV: Sports Analytics: Economic Analysis Meets Sports Data
Nikhil Joshi, Stanford Public Policy Masters Student, “The Market for Talent: Are Top Draft Picks Overpaid?”
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Session V: Lunchtime Demo Hour
Featuring Stanford entrepreneurs with companies and products working in the sports industry!
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Session VI: Stanford Champions
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Session IX: Sports Policy and Business
George Foster, Stanford, and John Abbamondi, San Diego Padres, “Innovation in Sports”
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