Experience: Professor Vrooman joined Vanderbilt from Rice University (1999); previous positions: Louisiana State University (1990-94), University of Utah (1980-89), University of Montana (1976-77); University of Texas (1974-76).

Education: Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1976; scholarship athlete, Kansas State University, 1964-68; St. Mark's School of Texas '64.

Sternberg Teaching Excellence Award, Lousiana State University, 1993.

 

Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Utah, 1985.

 

Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Texas, 1975.

Publications in Sports Economics:

Theory of the Perfect Game: Competitive Balance in Monopoly Sports Leagues, Review of Industrial Organization, 34(1), February 2009, 5-44.

Theory of the Beautiful Game: The Unification of European Football, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 54(3), July 2007, 314-354.

Special Issue on Economics of Sport: Editor's Introduction, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 54(3), July 2007, 309-13.

Economics of American Sports Leagues, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 47(4), September 2000, 364-98.

Franchise Free Agency in Professional Sports Leagues, Southern Economic Journal, 64(1), July 1997, 191-219.

Unified Theory of Capital and Labor Markets in Major League Baseball, Southern Economic Journal, 63(3), January 1997, 594-619.

The Baseball Player's Labor Market Reconsidered, Southern Economic Journal, 63(2), October 1996, 339-60, reprinted in The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics 135: The Economics of Sport, 2001.

A General Theory of Professional Sports Leagues, Southern Economic Journal, 61(4), April 1995, 971-90, reprinted in The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics 135: The Economics of Sport, 2001.

Photo Album:

University of Utah Econ Picnic (with Amanda Miller)

University of Montana Econ Department

K-State Football

St. Mark's Senior Pic

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