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About the Authors
Jason A. Winfree, Ph.D., is an associate professor of
sports management at the University of Michigan. He
is a sports economist, whose primary research focuses
on professional sports. is research encompasses elds
of economics such as Industrial Organization, Labor
Economics, and Public Economics. His research involves
analyzing issues such as consumer demand for sports,
league policies and player pay. Specically, much of his
research focuses on how fans substitute between teams
and what this means for teams’ market power and protability. He has written or
co-authored 21 articles in peer-reviewed journ ...