St. Bonaventure University

Faculty


Wilson, Mark

  • Mark Wilson, St. Bonaventure University Finance Professor

  • ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
    Finance
    ACADEMIC SCHOOL
    School of Business

    TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
    Professor, Finance
    Department Chair of Sports Management
    CONTACT
    Office phone: (716) 375-2091
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    OFFICE
    Swan Business Center 206C
    COURSES TAUGHT
    • ECO 101. Microeconomics Principles
    • FIN 461. International Financial Management
    ACADEMIC DEGREES
    • Ph.D., Economics, Clemson University 2008
    OTHER EDUCATION
    PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
    ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    Publications 

    • "Efficient Markets, Fair Bets, and Profitability in NBA Totals 1995-96 to 2001-02" with Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach.  Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 44:4 (2004). 

    Submitted Papers 

    • "Changing of the Line: The Elimination of the Favorite-Long Shot Bias in Hockey" with Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach.  Applied Economics.
    • “Efficient Markets and Bettor Biases in the Baseball Totals Market” with Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach.  Journal of Risk and Uncertainty.

    Working Papers 

    • "Property Rights and the Decision to Vertically Integrate" with Andrew Weinbach.  Presented at the International Atlantic Economic Conference, October 2003.
    • “Can Las Vegas Predict Attendance” Presented at the Academy of Economics and Finance Conference, February, 2006.
    • "Competitive Balance in College Football:  An Analysis by Conference" with Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach.
    • "The Link Between Televised Games and the Overbetting of Overs in Totals Markets:  Evidence from College Football" with Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach.

    Professional Conference Presentations 

    • NABET 30th Annual Meeting, Market Efficiency In The Post-Lockout NHL, October, 2007
    • Academy of Economics and Finance Conference, Sports Economics (presenter and discussant) February, 2006
    • Southern Economic Association Conference, The Economics of Sports (discussant) Washington D.C., November, 2005.
    • International Atlantic Economic Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, October, 2003.
    TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
    CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS
    Applied Microeconomics, Sports Economics, Law and Economics
    PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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