R Paul
Biographic Data
| ID | 7930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Paul |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Paul |
| SIGNATURE | PAUL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-1629-8002 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Family Ties: NBA Draft Position and Player Performance
This study aims to investigate the role, if any, that nepotism plays in the careers of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Career performance is compared between the 780 players drafted from 2007 to 2019, with familial relationships considered. Ordinary Least Squares and logistic regression models are specified to estimate the effect of having a relative on the success of an NBA player's career. We find that siblings of NBA play…
Does Smart Money Believe in the Hot Hand? Evidence From Daily Fantasy Baseball
The behavior of informed traders, or "smart money," in sports betting markets has long been of interest to researchers. In this paper, we focus specifically on the behavior of smart money in Major League Baseball (MLB) daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests to determine whether they avoid cognitive-behavioral biases to increase their expected earnings. Specifically, we investigate whether smart money avoids the hot hand bias, where individuals tend …
Researchers Explore Their Roles as Participant-Researchers in Characterizing the Lived Experiences of Graduate Students in Engineering Education Research in Canada: A Collaborative Autoethnography
The Lure of the Pitcher: How The Baseball Betting Market Is Influenced By Elite Starting Pitchers
This study explores the impact of elite starting pitchers on the Major League Baseball betting market. Starting pitchers are the key defensive element of a baseball game, and their value is generally reflected in the market odds on baseball games. This study uses highly detailed and previously unavailable data to examine the role of elite starting pitchers on game betting volume, percentage bet on the favorite and the underdog, and percentage bet…
Consumption benefits and gambling: Evidence from the NCAA basketball betting market
Assessment of the impact on human health of exposure to urban air pollutants: An Indian case study
The public health implications of vehicular emissions are substantial. The particulate matter, particularly that less than 10 μ in size, can pass through the natural protective mechanism of human respiratory system and plays an important role in genesis and augmentation of allergic disorders. A fact‐finding survey was conducted in an Indian city This paper discusses the approach for the selection of air monitoring stations, the methodology adopte…
Assessment of the impacts of vehicular emissions on urban air quality and its management in Indian context: The case of Kolkata (Calcutta)
Variations in NHL Attendance: The Impact of Violence, Scoring, and Regional Rivalries
In recent years the National Hockey League (NHL) has put policies in place to boost attendance. Specifically, these changes have been to curb violence, increase scoring, and move to an unbalanced schedule featuring more games against regional rivals. This research looks at variations in game‐to‐game attendance in the NHL, focusing on these policy changes. It is found that violence, specifically fighting, tends to attract fans in large numbers acr…
Variations in NHL Attendance. The Impact of Violence, Scoring, and Regional Rivalries
In recent years the National Hockey League (NHL) has put policies in place to boost attendance. Specifically, these changes have been to curb violence, increase scoring, and move to an unbalanced schedule featuring more games against regional rivals. This research looks at variations in game-to-game attendance in the NHL, focusing on these policy changes. It is found that violence, specifically fighting, tends to attract fans in large numbers acr…
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Psychoanalytic Anthropology
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Editoral Comment
Milestone. This Review is edited and published in a nation now celebrating the 200th anniversary of its political independence. With predictable contentiousness, scholars have divided over the question of whether they can add anything to the occasion. Some argue that the proper role of the political scientist is to stand outside the dominant ideologies which sustain the state and act as critic and goad in behalf of higher, unrealized ideals. Othe…
Psychoanalytic Anthropology
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Consumption benefits and gambling: Evidence from the NCAA basketball betting market
Assessment of the impacts of vehicular emissions on urban air quality and its management in Indian context: The case of Kolkata (Calcutta)
Variations in NHL Attendance. The Impact of Violence, Scoring, and Regional Rivalries
In recent years the National Hockey League (NHL) has put policies in place to boost attendance. Specifically, these changes have been to curb violence, increase scoring, and move to an unbalanced schedule featuring more games against regional rivals. This research looks at variations in game-to-game attendance in the NHL, focusing on these policy changes. It is found that violence, specifically fighting, tends to attract fans in large numbers acr…
Editoral Comment
Milestone. This Review is edited and published in a nation now celebrating the 200th anniversary of its political independence. With predictable contentiousness, scholars have divided over the question of whether they can add anything to the occasion. Some argue that the proper role of the political scientist is to stand outside the dominant ideologies which sustain the state and act as critic and goad in behalf of higher, unrealized ideals. Othe…
Editoral Comment
Milestone. This Review is edited and published in a nation now celebrating the 200th anniversary of its political independence. With predictable contentiousness, scholars have divided over the question of whether they can add anything to the occasion. Some argue that the proper role of the political scientist is to stand outside the dominant ideologies which sustain the state and act as critic and goad in behalf of higher, unrealized ideals. Othe…
Apsa Organized Sections
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Psychoanalytic Anthropology
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Variations in NHL Attendance: The Impact of Violence, Scoring, and Regional Rivalries
In recent years the National Hockey League (NHL) has put policies in place to boost attendance. Specifically, these changes have been to curb violence, increase scoring, and move to an unbalanced schedule featuring more games against regional rivals. This research looks at variations in game‐to‐game attendance in the NHL, focusing on these policy changes. It is found that violence, specifically fighting, tends to attract fans in large numbers acr…
Variations in NHL Attendance. The Impact of Violence, Scoring, and Regional Rivalries
In recent years the National Hockey League (NHL) has put policies in place to boost attendance. Specifically, these changes have been to curb violence, increase scoring, and move to an unbalanced schedule featuring more games against regional rivals. This research looks at variations in game-to-game attendance in the NHL, focusing on these policy changes. It is found that violence, specifically fighting, tends to attract fans in large numbers acr…
Assessment of the impacts of vehicular emissions on urban air quality and its management in Indian context: The case of Kolkata (Calcutta)
Assessment of the impact on human health of exposure to urban air pollutants: An Indian case study
The public health implications of vehicular emissions are substantial. The particulate matter, particularly that less than 10 μ in size, can pass through the natural protective mechanism of human respiratory system and plays an important role in genesis and augmentation of allergic disorders. A fact‐finding survey was conducted in an Indian city This paper discusses the approach for the selection of air monitoring stations, the methodology adopte…
The Lure of the Pitcher: How The Baseball Betting Market Is Influenced By Elite Starting Pitchers
This study explores the impact of elite starting pitchers on the Major League Baseball betting market. Starting pitchers are the key defensive element of a baseball game, and their value is generally reflected in the market odds on baseball games. This study uses highly detailed and previously unavailable data to examine the role of elite starting pitchers on game betting volume, percentage bet on the favorite and the underdog, and percentage bet…
Consumption benefits and gambling: Evidence from the NCAA basketball betting market
Researchers Explore Their Roles as Participant-Researchers in Characterizing the Lived Experiences of Graduate Students in Engineering Education Research in Canada: A Collaborative Autoethnography
Does Smart Money Believe in the Hot Hand? Evidence From Daily Fantasy Baseball
The behavior of informed traders, or "smart money," in sports betting markets has long been of interest to researchers. In this paper, we focus specifically on the behavior of smart money in Major League Baseball (MLB) daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests to determine whether they avoid cognitive-behavioral biases to increase their expected earnings. Specifically, we investigate whether smart money avoids the hot hand bias, where individuals tend …
Family Ties: NBA Draft Position and Player Performance
This study aims to investigate the role, if any, that nepotism plays in the careers of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Career performance is compared between the 780 players drafted from 2007 to 2019, with familial relationships considered. Ordinary Least Squares and logistic regression models are specified to estimate the effect of having a relative on the success of an NBA player's career. We find that siblings of NBA play…
Business (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sports Analytics and Performance (6 works) · Economics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Action (physics (3 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Physics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)