This podcast looks into the discipline of the valuation of sports clubs/teams or franchises. In the podcast, Asst. Professor Kenneth Cortsen from UCN talks with one of the world's best sports economists Daniel Rascher from University of San Francisco about how valuation and the context of sports economics play a role across different sports markets.
Daniel Rascher is a Professor and Director of Academic Programs for the distinguished Sport Management Program at the University of San Francisco. Dan teaches sports economics and finance and also serves as the President of the company SportsEconomics. His clients have included organizations involved in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, PGA, NCAA, AHL, sports media, minor league baseball, Formula One racing, CART, Premier League Football, local sports commissions, and various government agencies. He has authored articles for academic and professional journals, book chapters, and a text book within the context of sport management and sport economics, has been interviewed hundreds of times by the media for his opinion on various aspects of the business of sports, and has given over fifty presentations at professional and academic conferences. Dr. Rascher has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, International Journal of Sport Finance, and the Journal of the Quantitative Analysis of Sports.