Steven Salaga

Steven Salaga is an Associate Professor and serves as the Program Coordinator for the Sport Management & Policy program at the University of Georgia. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan, his MEd from the University of Georgia, and his BS from East Carolina University. His research in sports economics focuses on the impact of executives and executive teams on firm performance, consumer demand, the industrial organization of markets, labor issues, and betting markets. His work has been published in academic journals such as Management Science, Journal of Financial Markets, Review of Industrial Organization, Economics Letters, Journal of Sports Economics, Sport Management Review and Journal of Sport Management. He is a regular contributor in national and international media and has been featured in outlets such as ESPN.com, ESPN Radio, BBC Live Radio, The Guardian, VICE Sports and the Toronto Star. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Sport Management, and as an editorial board member for Sport Management Review, European Sport Management Quarterly, and Sport Marketing Quarterly.