Richard Sheehan
Mendoza College of Business
Professor Emeritus of Finance
- Economics of Sports
- Monetary Policy
- Applied Econometrics
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PGA, LIV, and World Tour Merging
June 07, 2023
Richard Sheehan, a professor emeritus of finance at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business who specializes in the economics of sports, said in a statement provided to ESPN that “economic interests do generally win out in the long term.”
ESPN
PGA Tour and LIV Golf unite: What we do and don't know
June 07, 2023
Richard Sheehan, a professor emeritus of finance at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business who specializes in the economics of sports, said in a statement provided to ESPN that "economic interests do generally win out in the long term."
Axios
Golf's blockbuster merger
June 07, 2023
"Both had an incentive to settle," Richard Sheehan, a Notre Dame professor who specializes in the economics of sports, told ESPN.
Daily Mail
The PGA Tour's blockbuster LIV Golf merger set the golf world alight... but what has happened? And what does the future of the sport look like?
June 07, 2023
'Multiple lawsuits with potentially huge costs, very long potential timelines, and tremendous uncertainty regarding the legal outcomes have a way of focusing participants' attention on issues at hand and the financial and reputational stakes in the balance,' Richard Sheehan, a professor emeritus of finance at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, told ESPN.
WBEZ
The Bears want to build a megaplex. Sure thing or ‘false’ promise?
October 11, 2022
They are often overwhelmed and unprepared for such complex negotiations with powerful NFL franchises that “will have the experience of other NFL owners lined up behind them” in their negotiations, said Richard Sheehan, who specializes in the economics of sports at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
Fox Weather
Are MLB ballpark prices a hit with baseball fans?
Video
April 10, 2022
Richard Sheehan, professor of finance emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, details how weather plays a role in ticket prices.
Associated Press
Column: Griner case again exposes male-female gap in sports
March 10, 2022
Richard Sheehan, a finance professor at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business who specializes in sports economics, said he’s not surprised that male sports continue to get more coverage than Griner’s case.
WWD, Quick Telecast
Eileen Gu Scores Gold at Olympics and With Brands Despite Controversy
February 17, 2022
Asked about the apparent silent strategy by Gu’s sponsors, Richard Sheehan, professor emeritus of finance at the University of Notre Dame, noted the backlash and potential boycott that the National Basketball Association faced after Houston Rockets’ general manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests in 2019.
CBC News
Lustre of hosting the Olympics endures for some cities, despite challenges
July 26, 2021
"It's that shiny object that people want to get hold of," said Richard Sheehan, a professor emeritus of finance at Indiana's University of Notre Dame, who believes there is still an appeal to being a host city.
WSBT
Notre Dame athletes in unfamiliar territory following NIL agreement
Video
July 22, 2021
Professor Richard Sheehan at the University of Notre Dame is well versed in this topic, and he says that while no classes have been created to educate student athletes on the new agreement, the school will still be finding ways to help out.