For those of you economically inclined: Is every resource devoted to college football a direct attack on resources I can make use of? (i.e. tenure-track positions I can apply for, books in the library, conferences and grants and journals)
Or does the money pumped into college football find its way into academic spending somehow? Would there be fewer institutions that might eventually hire me if there were no professionalized college sports?
One thing that is beyond dispute is the sense of value: since the emphasis is on bowl games, not economics, I do suffer directly. That I know. But I don’t want to dwell on that if it is the case that there are indirect benefits (besides me getting tickets to a BCS bound team if I teach at Florida or something).
Technorati Tags: economics, college football, academia
Or does the money pumped into college football find its way into academic spending somehow? Would there be fewer institutions that might eventually hire me if there were no professionalized college sports?
One thing that is beyond dispute is the sense of value: since the emphasis is on bowl games, not economics, I do suffer directly. That I know. But I don’t want to dwell on that if it is the case that there are indirect benefits (besides me getting tickets to a BCS bound team if I teach at Florida or something).
Technorati Tags: economics, college football, academia
Powered by ScribeFire.
- Briefly Noted: Kevin Carey, “That Old College Lie”
- "Affirmative action for an oppressing minority:" Liberals, Conservatives, Academia and Capitalism
- Ah, Academia – That Lovely Place Where No One Can Do a Damn Thing for Anyone Else
- If I want to get started reading Leo Strauss, where do I begin?
- Should Political Science Receive Money from the Federal Government?
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
No Comments