Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026On my way to the European Sports Economics Association (ESEA), Zurich. Always happy to learn. Will be sharing this paper this year 022
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026It finally came out: How could a country like Colombia, between 1949 and 1953, without a footballing tradition and with a predominantly rural economy, sustain a league that many considered the best in the world? www.amazon.com/Economics-Br... 011
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Group picture of the wonderful 20th edition of the Gijón Conference on Sports Economics organized by Plácido Rodríguez. 141
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026After 5+ years of research in Colombia, Argentina, Peru, co-authored with Andrés Álvarez, it's about to come out the book on the economics behind El Dorado. www.routledge.com/The-Economic... 020
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 07/03/2026It's up my most recent paper on "The role of Age in Labor Productivity. How Age Matters in Professional Football" in the Journal of Sports Economics 021
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Mi primera columna en @elespectador.com del año Cristiano Ronaldo seguramente llegará a 1.000 en partidos oficiales antes de retirarse. Messi igual. A Pelé, en partidos oficiales, ya ambos lo superaron. Pero no. Pelé sí anotó más de 1.000 goles, válidos. golyfutbol.com/post/2026/01...golyfutbol.comLos 500 goles que le roban a Pelé · Gol y FútbolAnalítica de datos del fútbol: Estadística, economía y también mucha historia del deporte rey. 010
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025The end of the successful second Latin American Sports Economics Conference -PUCP Lima. lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 021
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Jane Ruseski on name, image & likeness legalization on NCAA lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 051
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Antonio Llopis, biases in decision making using VAR. lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 031
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Werner Schuler working to understand the altitude using Peruvian data lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 011
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Dennis Coates on attendance demand from away fans lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 031
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025San Hoey on the legacy of skilled managers. lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 031
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025James Reade keynote talk on ranking football players lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 020
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025César Mora exploring the role of sporting infrastructure in high school students in Peru lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Benjamin Holmes works on optimizing algorithms to obtain the best possible squad in football lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 011
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Bernd Frick on hiring practices in top European football leagues lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 041
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Starting de second day of sessions in the Latin American Sports Economics Conference, PUCP - Lima. Roberto Álvarez, determinants of transfer fees in Chilean football lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Elina Ibragimova on risky behavior studying volleyball 🏐 lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Shirin Mollah study the impact of promotion and relegation on local labor demand lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 031
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Juan Tena (U. Liverpool) studying VAR and its biases lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Daría Tabashnikova on gender differences.and peer effects lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 010
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Sam Hoey on understanding manager discrimination in English football lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 021
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Renzo Álvarez on why some teams apparently overperform despite having less talent lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Keynote speech, Brad Humphreys, on changes taking place in the sports betting market lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 010
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Guillermo Herrera (PUCP) exploring the role of alternative indicators (health expenditure) to understand Olympic performance in developing countries. lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Bernd Frick, Weightlifting to understand gender, risk tolerance and overconfidence lasec2025.pucp.edu.pelasec2025.pucp.edu.peSecond Latin American Sports Economics Conference 2Second Latin American Sports Economics Conference (LASEC-2), July 17-18, 2025, at PUCP, Lima. Join top experts discussing the economic impact of sports in Latin America. 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Dennis Coates on salary dispersion and team performance lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 020
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Minutes away from starting the sessions at LASEC-2 in Lima. Lot's of hard work behind. Happy. lasec2025.pucp.edu.pe 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Brad Humphreys on the State of Art of Sports Economics LASEC-2 Lima. 061
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Next week we'll be in Lima for the 2nd Latin American Sports Economics Conference. Check out the outstanding roster we have final at lasec2025.pucp.edu.pelasec2025.pucp.edu.peSecond Latin American Sports Economics Conference 2Second Latin American Sports Economics Conference (LASEC-2), July 17-18, 2025, at PUCP, Lima. Join top experts discussing the economic impact of sports in Latin America. 100
Reposted by Jorge TovarDavid Perez-Reyna @davidperezreyna.bsky.social · 29/05/20251/7 🧵 New paper with Jorge Tovar (@JorgeATovar) and Tomás Rodríguez. When Colombian regulators introduced stricter liquidity rules (NSFR) in 2020, banks initially increased their market power before competition ultimately prevailed. Here's what happened... 🏦📊 101
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 03/03/2025A post I wrote for the Spanish Sports Economics Society (in Spanish) www.seed-deporte.es/noticias/el-...seed-deporte.esEl Origen de El DoradoSEED - Sociedad Española de Economía del Deporte 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 20/02/2025The deadline is approaching. 2nd Latin American Sports Economics Conference. See you in Lima!! departamento-economia.pucp.edu.pe/noticias/cal...departamento-economia.pucp.edu.peCall for papers | Second Latin American Sports Economics Conference (LASEC – 2), deadline: 01 de marzo de 2025 | Departamento Académico de Economía 011
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 12/12/2024I am thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the 2nd Latin American Sports Economics Conference (LASEC - 2) to be held in @pucp , 17-18 July, 2025. See you in Lima! sites.google.com/view/jorgeto... 153
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Sometimes one writes and is last to find out it's already been published. Happy to share 'The Geopolitical Economy of Football' edited by Chadwick, Widdop and Goldman which includes my chapter 'Colombia's Failure to Host the 1986 FIFA World Cup. www.amazon.com/Geopolitical... 010
Reposted by Jorge TovarDavid Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 01/12/2024wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-so-cal... Once upon a time, an economist who got a prize in Sweden told us that if college athletes were paid like employees that competitive balance would be harmed. Apparently the prize didn't grant someone knowledge of basic sports economics!wagesofwins.substack.comThe “So-Called” Sports Economists Strike BackIt Appears Parity Has Come to College Football 051
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Dos dieces mejor que uno · Gol y Fútbol - golyfutbol.com/post/2024/11... 000
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Yes, it takes extra time ... But a tower of Babel is not the optimum outcome 000
Reposted by Jorge TovarPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 23/11/2024The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s 1271308149288
Reposted by Jorge TovarPete Groothuis @petegroothuis.bsky.social · 22/11/2024ROSES is always a good way to end the week. Here is my ROSES talk with Tibi and Mark.youtu.beROSES CLXII Pete Groothuis, App State Univ, The changing distribution of NBA salaries over timeYouTube video by James Reade 001
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Mi columna de esta semana.en El Espectador .. aunque James andaba como lesionado ¿Por qué no utilizar simultáneamente a los mejores? ¿Así los dos jueguen de diez? Dos dieces mejor que uno · Gol y Fútbol - golyfutbol.com/post/2024/11...golyfutbol.comDos dieces mejor que uno · Gol y FútbolAnalítica de datos del fútbol: Estadística, economía y también mucha historia del deporte rey. 000
Reposted by Jorge TovarJames Reade @jjreade.bsky.social · 21/11/2024For the last 4 years and 8 months I've been running an online seminar series: ROSES = Reading Online Sport Economic Seminars. It's brought me a huge amount of joy - new connections, fascinating people, great opportunities. I've been posting about it on Twitter up to now. Time now to start here... 3219
Jorge Tovar @jorgeatovar.bsky.social · 21/11/2024It's coming, 17-18 July 2025. The Second Latin American Sports Economics Conference --- PUCP, Lima (Peru) More information to come (including the call for papers). For now, save the dates. 010