links for 2006-07-28

by Brian Reich | 28 Jul 2006, 2:00am

• http://www.usatoday.com/money/2006-07-27-sports-econ-usat_x.htm
  Economists have long been intrigued by the numbers-rich world of sports. The interest is no longer a sideline, but an expanding field of study that offers insights on such broad topics as labor-management relations and racial disparities in pay and hiring
• WSJ.com - Sony’s ‘Talladega Nights’ Comedy Is a Product-Plug Rally
  “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” is one of the most in-your-face efforts ever to cross-promote consumer brands in a movie, and vice versa. Just as Nascar itself blankets every inch of its cars, drivers and racetracks with ads and logos, so do
• Stars and Cars Align - Los Angeles Times
  After moving far beyond its Southern roots years ago, NASCAR continues to soar in nationwide popularity and is on the verge of spreading to an even broader, international audience.
• Guggenheim Study Suggests Arts Education Benefits Literacy Skills - New York Times
  Does learning about paintings and sculpture help children become better students in other areas? A study to be released today by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum suggests that it does.

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