The Sports Economists Answer Your Questions

By Stephen J. Dubner, in The New York Times

We recently solicited your questions for sports economists David Berri and Martin Schmidt, whose new book, Stumbling on Wins, explores the statistics of sports vicory and the mistakes that teams make.

Your questions were particularly good for this Q&A, and Berri and Schmidt avidly took the bait, covering topics like draft strategy, inefficient scoring in the NBA, and salary caps. Thanks to all for your participation.

To read the Q&A…