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Performance-enhancing drugs in athletics: Research roundup
2013 roundup of research on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in athletics and academics as well as their potential health effects.
Does March Madness Lead to Irrational Exuberance in the NBA Draft?
2012 study on college player performance in the NCAA tournament and relationship with NBA success.
Sports-related concussions and traumatic brain injuries: Research roundup
2012 literature review of research related to brain injuries in youth and professional sports.
2012 metastudy published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery on skiing and snowboarding injuries and helmet use.
The Decade of Decline: Gender Equity in High School Sports
2012 report from a University of Michigan-affiliated policy center that examines how laws promoting women’s opportunities in sports are being adopted.
Economic and cultural benefits of the Olympics: Research roundup
2012 review of studies relating to prior Olympics games and their local and national impacts.
Economic Impact of Stadiums and Teams: The Case of Minor League Baseball
2011 study from the University of San Francisco on the effects of minor league baseball teams on community per capita incomes.
Non-Communicable Health Risks During Mass Gatherings
A 2012 metastudy published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on risks associated with large public events such as stress-related cardiac episodes, heatstroke and stampedes
Exercise, Physical Activity and Exertion over the Business Cycle
Paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effects of unemployment on peoples’ level of physical activity.
Psychological Balance in High Level Athletes: Gender-Based Differences and Sport-Specific Patterns
2011 study in PLoS ONE on rates of psychological problems among athletes by the sport practiced and gender.
Estimation of Injury Simulation in International Women’s Football
2011 study published in Research in Sports Medicine on the severity of injuries in international women’s soccer games.
Brain Injury Risks for High School Football Players
2010 study in Journal of Neurotrauma on effects of head impacts for a high school football team during one season.
Football Helmet Testing and Safety Standards
2010 study in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering on limits of football helmet testing methods
How to Curb Sports Teams’ Demands for Free Public Stadiums
2008 Barry Law School paper looking at the relationship between stadiums and local economic activity.
Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
2010 paper by the University of Michigan examining the effect in later life of girls’ participation in sports.
After-school Programs’ Potential and Achievement
2008 review by the Harvard Family Research Project of available research on the relative benefits and required factors for success of after-school programs.
