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  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.05-10.09

    The Academic Minute for 2015.10.05-10.09

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.05 – 10.09 Monday, October 5 Jonathan Willner – Oklahoma City University Sports Economics Dr. Jonathan Willner received his BA in Economics from Colorado State University in 1990 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University in 1994. Originally a trade theorist, he switched to empirical research in the early…

  • Jonathan Willner, Oklahoma City University – Sports Economics

    Jonathan Willner, Oklahoma City University – Sports Economics

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    Does competitive balance in sports lead to better attendance? Jonathan Willner, professor of economics at Oklahoma City University, explains that the score on the field doesn’t always represent the amount of fans in the seats. Jonathan Willner was raised in Seoul, South Korea, outside of Washington, D.C., and in West Berlin, Germany, where he learned…