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Neil LongleyProfessor
Email: nlongley@sportmgt.umass.edu Office: SOM 236 |
Education:Ph.D., Washington State University, 1994 |
Research/Teaching Interests:Sport Economics
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Publications/Presentations:
Longley, Neil, Crosset, Todd, and Steve Jefferson (2008), "The Migration of African-Americans to the Canadian Football League During the 1950s: An Escape from Racism?" International Journal of the History of Sport 25(10): 1374-1397
"Analyzing the Redistributional Impacts of Alternative Playoff Systems: A Tournament Design Approach" (with Nelson Lacey) International Association of Sports Economists conference; Gijon, Spain: (May 2008)
"The Pioneering Experiences of African Americans in the Mid-Century Canadian Football League: A Better World, or Just a Different World?" (with Todd Crosset and Steve Jefferson), To Remember is to Resist: 40 Years of Sport and Social Change, 1968-2008 conference; Toronto, Ontario: May, 2008
Longley, Neil and Swaminathan Sankaran (2007), "The Incentive Effects of Overtime Rules in Professional Hockey: A Comment and Extension" Journal of Sports Economics 8(5): 546-554
"The Migration of African Americans to the Canadian Football League during the Mid-20th Century: An Escape from Racism?" (with Todd Crosset and Steve Jefferson), International Association of Sports Economists conference; Dayton, Ohio: May, 2007
"The Playoff Season in North American Sports Leagues: The Theoretical and Empirical Effects on Competitive Balance Outcomes", International Association of Sports Economists conference; Bochum, Germany: May, 2006
Longley, Neil (2006) "Racial Discrimination" in Handbook on the Economics of Sport (eds. Wladimir Andreff and Stefan Szymanski) Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK
Longley, Neil and Sam Sankaran (2005) "The NHL's Overtime-Loss Rule: Empirically Analyzing the Unintended Effects" Atlantic Economic Journal 33: 137-138
Longley, Neil (2005) "The Role of Performance Volatility in Pricing Human Assets: Adapting the 'Capital Asset Pricing Model' to Salary Determination in Professional Sports" Journal of Business and Economic Studies 11(1): 1-18
"Assessing the Strength of the NHL's Monopoly: Is a Rival League Viable?", International Association of Sports Economists conference; Ottawa, Ontario: June, 2005
"A Game Theoretic Analysis of the NHL's "Overtime-Loss" Rule" (with Swaminathan Sankaran), Western Economics Association International conference; Vancouver, British Columbia: July, 2004
"The Effect of a Game's Payoff Structure on the Strategic Behavior of its Participants: Comparing the National Hockey League with European Football Leagues" (with Swaminathan Sankaran), International Association of Sports Economists conference; Athens, Greece: June, 2004
Longley, Neil (2004) "The Professional Football Industry in Canada: Economic and Policy Issues" in International Sports Economics Comparisons (eds. Rodney Fort and John Fizel ) Praeger Publishers, Westport, CT
Longley, Neil (2003) "The Effects of Inter-League Competition on Labor Market Discrimination: Assessing the Impacts of the World Hockey Association" The Social Science Journal 40(4): 651-656
Longley, Neil (2003) "Measuring Employer-Based Discrimination Versus Customer-Based Discrimination: The Case of French Canadians in the National Hockey League" American Journal of Economics and Sociology 62(2): 365-381
Wu, Terry and Longley, Neil (2003) "The Applicability of NAFTA to the Subsidization of US-Based NHL Teams: Legal and Economic Perspectives" Law and Business Review of the Americas 9(3): 571-592
Longley, Neil (2003) "The Variability of Management Expenses Across Canadian Mutual Funds: The Importance of Agency Problems" Canadian Investment Review 16(4): 30-34
Longley, Neil (2003) "Modeling the Legislator as an Agent for the Party: The Effects of Strict Party Discipline on Legislator Voting Behavior" Contemporary Economic Policy 21(4): 490-499
"The Market Power of the Canadian Hockey League: 'Amateur' Players, 'Professional' Leagues", International Association of Sports Economists conference; Neuchatel, Switzerland: May, 2003
Industry Experience:
Corporate Planner, Saskatchewan Economic Development Corporation
Cost Accountant, Dominion Bridge
