SIEPR Policy Forum on Sports Economics and Policy

Friday, April 29, 2011

• 10:00am - 10:40am PDT

  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”

   The Omission Bias in Sports

  Part 1

  Part 2

• 10:40am - 11:15am PDT

  Session II: Sports Analytics: Economic Analysis Meets Sports Data

  Joe Price, BYU, “Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees”

   Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees

  Part 1

  Part 2

• 11:15am - 12:00pm PDT

  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."

   Hot Hand or Hot Head?

  Part 1

  Part 2

• 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT

  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?”

   The Market for Talent

  Nikhil Joshi

• 12:15pm - 1:00pm PDT

  Session V: Lunchtime Demo Hour

  Featuring Stanford entrepreneurs with companies and products working in the sports industry!

• 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT

  Session VI: Stanford Champions

  Mark Madsen, former player World Champion NBA Lakers, Stanford Final Four

  Lindsay Burdette, 5 time NCAA Women's Tennis All-American, NCAA Champion, Team Captain

  NNeka Ogwumike, 3-time PAC 10 Champion and Women's Final Four

  Nick Noone, NCAA Gymnastics Champion.

  Part 1

  Part 2

  Part 3

• 1:50pm - 2:15pm PDT

  Session VII: Sports Policy and Business

  Bob Bowlsby, Stanford Director of Athletics, “The Economic Landscape of College Sports”

  Part 1

  Part 2

  Part 3

• 2:15pm - 2:50pm PDT

  Session VIII: Sports Policy and Business

  Roger Noll, Stanford, “Antitrust Issues, Negotiations, and the NFL Lockout”

  Part 1

  Part 2

• 2:50pm - 3:30pm PDT

  Session IX: Sports Policy and Business

  George Foster, Stanford, and John Abbamondi, San Diego Padres,  “Innovation in Sports”

  George Foster

  John Abbamondi

  Q & A