Nola Agha

Ph.D. Candidate in Sport Management

Web Site: http://intra.som.umass.edu/nagha

Email: nolaa@sportmgt.umass.edu

Office: SOM 226

Education:

M.A., University of San Francisco, 1999

B.S., Indiana Univeristy Bloomington, 1996

Research/Teaching Interests:

Public goods and externalities
Economic impacts of teams and stadiums
Efficiency and equity outcomes of stadium subsidies
Strategic alliance optimization

Publications and Presentations:

Agha, N. "The Economic Impact of Stadia and Teams: The Case of Minor League Baseball," submitted

Agha, N. "Size Does Matter: Why Smaller Sports have Bigger Impacts," presented at the First European Conference in Sports Economics, Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Paris, France, September, 2009.

Agha, N. "The Economic Effects of Minor League Baseball: An Assessment of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Benefits," presented at the Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, BC, July 2009.

Agha, N. "Redistributional Effects of Publicly Financed Stadiums in Major League Baseball," presented at the Western Economic Association International, Seattle, WA, July 2007.

Awards/Recognition Received:

Nominated for the University Distinguished Teaching Award, 2008-2009 academic year

Isenberg School of Management Outstanding Teaching Associate Award, 2008