A presentation on the 2012 peer-reviewed article by lecturer Liam Lenten, which appeared recently in the journal Applied Economics Letters, entitled: “The Underdog Should Always Fire the First Salvo against Brazil”, which tests the old myth in football that it is unwise for an opposition team to...

A guest lecture by John Didulica, currently the Football Operations Manager of Australian domestic league team Melbourne Heart, a former professional footballer, and a lawyer by academic training. He was also at one time the CEO of the player’s union for footballers in Australia, the AFPA. His...

This lecture encompasses two related topics “Public Finance of Sports” and “Subsidies and Economic Impact Analysis”. Both parts of this lecture look at the role of government in the sports industry, and whether or not it should use public taxpayers’ funds to bid to bring the event to town, bring...