Through our affiliations with experts and organizations within the sports industry, in addition to our diverse and experienced Associates, we are able to provide a broad range of services to address the needs of our public sector and private sector Clients.

Our Approach

• Work with you to define the issue to be explored, and to determine concrete research objectives
• Develop a research design to meet these objectives and to ensure appropriate data is collected
• Collect the data as accurately and efficiently as possible
• Analyze the data using predetermined strategies and statistical methods
• Interpret the findings, drawing upon proven insight and extensive experience to create actionable business strategies
• Communicate the results and strategic recommendations clearly and succinctly

Daniel A. Rascher, Ph.D., President

Daniel Rascher teaches and publishes research on sports business topics, and consults to the sports industry. He specializes in economics and finance and more specifically in industrial organization, antitrust, M&As, valuation, economic impact, market readiness, feasibility research, marketing research, damage analysis, strategy, and labor issues in the sports industry. Dr. Rascher founded SportsEconomics to enable sports enterprises to capitalize on the sports industry's transition from hobby status to multi-billion dollar industry. As Founder and President of SportsEconomics, LLC, Managing Partner at OSKR, LLC, and former Principal at LECG, LLC, his clients have included organizations involved in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA, NCAA, minor league baseball, NHRA, AHL, Formula One racing, Champ Car racing, Premier League Football (soccer), professional cycling, media, IHRSA, as well as sports commissions, local and state government, convention and visitors bureaus, tourism businesses, entrepreneurs, and B2B enterprises.

Dr. Rascher received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is Director of Academic Programs and Associate Professor for the Sport Management Program at the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also teaches courses in sports economics and finance and sports business research methods. Prior to joining USF, Dr. Rascher was an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has authored articles for academic and professional journals, book chapters, and a text book in the sport management and economics fields, and has been interviewed hundreds of times by the media for his opinion on various aspects of the business of sports. Dr. Rascher has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, International Journal of Sport Finance, and the Journal of the Quantitative Analysis of Sports. He has been named Research Fellow of the North American Society for Sport Management. Dan is also certified as a valuation analyst (AVA) by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

He has testified as an expert witness in federal and state courts, in arbitration proceedings, and provided public testimony numerous times to state and local governments.

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