Jeffrey Cisyk

Jeffrey Cisyk
Charles River Associates · Antitrust

Master of Arts

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March 2015 - August 2020
Charles River Associates
Position
  • Senior Associate
Education
September 2013 - April 2014
University of Victoria
Field of study
  • Economics
September 2009 - June 2013
University of Manitoba
Field of study
  • Economics

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Publications (8)
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There is little evidence in support of the main economic rationale for regulating athletic doping that doping reduces fan interest. The introduction of random testing for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) by Major League Baseball (MLB) offers unique data to investigate the issue. The announcement of a PED violation (a) initially reduces home-game...
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In 2005, Major League Baseball (MLB) introduced a new policy regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) wherein the league would not only suspend but also publicly name any player who tested positive for banned PEDs. Using the estimated television audience size of MLB games from 2006 to 2012, these PED suspension announcements provide...
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Giveaways such as jerseys, caps, or bobbleheads are part of a host of promotions used to entice fans to purchase tickets and attend live events, particularly in sports. Bobbleheads have often been viewed as the bellwether giveaway in demand-side analytical studies as they are common across sport, league, and team, and are viewed as highly prized co...
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We propose an analysis of sports injury policies founded on the assertion that injuries are due to both uncontrollable risks (accidents from participating in sports) and controllable risks (athlete's deliberate choices in risk-taking). We compare the adoption decision of an injury policy made by: (a) a sport's organizer who maximizes welfare, (b) a...
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The National Football League's regular‐season games are not of equal importance: some games loom larger than others for determining a team's chance to qualify for the playoffs. We develop an incentive‐based measure of the impact of winning a game on a team's qualification probability to study the relationship between stakes and injuries. We find te...
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Although stadium giveaways are the most common type of promotion used in Major League Baseball to increase demand, most teams supply fewer giveaway items than there are tickets sold. This study argues that giveaway availability is a major component of teams' promotion strategies and has been largely overlooked in the literature. The authors documen...
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This chapter reviews the history of doping regulations, contemporary anti-doping policies and the effectiveness thereof, as well as the public’s perception of the current state of doping in sports. We discuss how detection, testing and punishment influence compliance and, ultimately, the prevalence of doping. We offer a general framework to underst...
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In 2006, Major League Baseball (MLB) introduced a new policy regarding the prohibited use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) wherein the league would not only suspend, but publicly name and shame the guilty player. Using the estimated television audience size of MLB games, these PED announcements provide a unique natural experiment to test how c...

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