Daily Archives: July 27, 2007

Point Shaving in the NBA: An Economic Analysis of the NBA’s Point Spread Betting Market

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My name is Jonathan Gibbs, and I was asked by Chris Masse to give a little insight into the paper I wrote for my economics honors thesis at Stanford University, which was recently referenced by Justin Wolfers in his NY Times op-ed piece. I undertook this project during September 2006 to study the NBA’s point spread betting market looking for the possibility of manipulation.

I started my project looking at the relevant previous economic analyses of the NBA betting market. There were two key papers that I used as the basis for my research to build upon. The first paper, Continue reading →

The latest about the departing of Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith from George Mason University to Chapman University

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– Vernon Smith to Work on Californian Public Policy

– In Reverse Migration, 4 Economists Lured From the West to George Mason U. Now Head to Chapman U. – Chronicle.com

– NEW LINKS News: Chapman hires Nobel Prize-winner | smith, chapman, university – OCRegister.com + Chapman’s newest hire was tempted by ideal post” + “Today’s editorial: Chapman raises its economics profile”

– NEW LINK: Chapman U. hires Nobel winner and team – Los Angeles Times

– The George Mason University statement

– The Chapman University statement

– The Wall Street Journal take

Previous: Deep Throat on the George Mason University exodus to Chapman University. + All GMU’s ICES faculty except Houser and McCabe are leaving to join Chapman University. + NOBEL LAUREATE VERNON SMITH LEAVES ROBIN HANSON’S GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY TO GO WORKING FOR TOM W. BELL’S CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY.