--- title: David Berri | TIME description: David Berri is a professor of economics at Southern Utah University. Heis the lead author ofThe Wages of WinsandStumbling on Winsand continues to serve on the editorial board of both Journal of Sports Economics and the International Journal of Sport Finance. canonical: https://time.com/author/david-berri/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/david-berri/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # David Berri  ## David Berri _David Berri is a pro_ _fessor of economics at Southern Utah University. He_ _is the lead author of_[The Wages of Wins](http://www.amazon.com/The-Wages-Wins-Stanford-Business/dp/0804758441)_and_[Stumbling on Wins](http://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-On-Wins-Economists-Professional/dp/013235778X)_and continues to serve on the editorial board of both_ Journal of Sports Economics _and the_ International Journal of Sport Finance_._  ## David Berri *  Jul 29, 2015 ### [First Female NFL Coach Is an Overqualified Intern](https://time.com/3977539/jen-welter-nfl-coach/) Jen Welter, the new intern coach for the Arizona Cardinals, has a Ph.D in psychology [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 6, 2015 ### [Here's What It Will Take for Women's Sports to Grow in the U.S.](https://time.com/3945762/world-cup-womens-sports/) A fan base doesn't appear overnight [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 1, 2015 ### [The Cost of Not Hiring Women Coaches](https://time.com/3896935/women-coaches/) Why are there so many men coaching women's sports and so few women coaching at all? [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 13, 2015 ### [Final Four Players Should Drop Out of School](https://time.com/3816290/final-four-players-tyus-jones-nba-draft/) Staying in school is a costly decision for NBA hopefuls [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 3, 2015 ### [This Is What Final Four Players Would Earn in a Free Market](https://time.com/3768166/final-four-ncaa-free-market/) At least 20 players are worth more than $1 million to their schools [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 25, 2015 ### [Pay Cheerleaders What They're Worth](https://time.com/3752957/nfl-football-cheerleaders-minimum-wage/) It's time to guarantee cheerleaders are properly compensated [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 4, 2015 ### [Highly Illogical: What Sci-Fi Writers Get Wrong About the Future](https://time.com/3731977/science-fiction-future-wrong/) Tyrannical—and technologically savvy—empires star in science fiction. But rest assured, the future i... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 31, 2015 ### [Sex and the Super Bowl](https://time.com/3690510/super-bowl-sex-porn-searches/) Who wins and who loses may determine what Seattle and Boston fans are searching for online Sunday ni... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 30, 2015 ### [How Losing a Star Player Can Be a Big Win in the NBA](https://time.com/3687951/detroit-pistons-josh-smith-nba/) It's not as irrational as it seems for NBA teams to get rid of their 'best' players mid-season. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 9, 2015 ### [New York Knicks Haven't Learned That Money Can't Buy Them Wins](https://time.com/3662446/new-york-knicks-havent-learned-that-money-cant-buy-them-wins/) Quit trying to buy a championship [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 29, 2014 ### [How the NBA's Age Limit Helps Colleges But Hurts Players](https://time.com/3649028/nba-draft-age-limit-kentucky-wildcats-one-and-done/) The Kentucky Wildcat's recruiting system, in which team members play for only a year, disproportiona... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 16, 2014 ### [What NBA Referees Can Teach Us About Overcoming Prejudices](https://time.com/3635839/implicit-bias-nba-referees/) Evidence indicates that awareness of implicit biases can help eliminate them [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 25, 2014 ### [Kobe Bryant Should Start Shooting Less](https://time.com/3605714/kobe-bryant-should-start-shooting-less/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 20, 2014 ### [How Sports Makes a Clear Case for Immigration](https://time.com/3597917/immigration-reform-sports-economists/) If you want to win, you have to look everywhere for talent [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 14, 2014 ### [Exploitation Is Everywhere in Men's College Basketball](https://time.com/3586037/exploitation-is-everywhere-in-mens-college-basketball/) Even if student-athletes get all the education they are promised, they're still getting a bad deal [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/david-berri/","name":"David Berri"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/david-berri/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/david-berri/"},"name":"David Berri","jobTitle":null,"description":"David Berri is a professor of economics at Southern Utah University. Heis the lead author ofThe Wages of WinsandStumbling on Winsand continues to serve on the editorial board of both Journal of Sports Economics and the International Journal of Sport Finance.","image":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt598d928cef1f5d37/6986a72badae4483c354558a/img_7749.jpg?branch=production","url":"https://time.com/author/david-berri/","sameAs":["https://x.com/wagesofwins"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```