Rockerbie, Duane
Faculty
- Phone
- (403) 329-2517
- Fax
- (403) 329-2519
- rockerbie@uleth.ca
About Me
Ph.D (Economics), Simon Fraser University, 1990.
MA (Economics), Simon Fraser University, 1986.
BUEC (Business/Economics), Simon Fraser University, 1984.
Biography
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Lethbridge, 2016 - .
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Lethbridge, 1993 - 2016.
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Lethbridge, 1989 - 1992.
Visiting Professor, Simon Fraser University, 1996, 2002.
Chair, Department of Economics, University of Lethbridge, 2000-2006, 2008-2011, 2015-16, 2018-2022.
Editorial Board, Journal of Sports Economics, 2017-.
Special Editor, International Journal of Financial Studies, 2017-18.
Vice-President, North American Association of Sports Economists, 2010-11.
Publications
D.W. Rockerbie, "Safety versus Compensation for Professional Athletes Who Face the Prospect of Career-Ending Injuries: An Economic Risk Analysis", Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2023, 16(11), 481-493.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Race to the Podium: Separating and Conjoining the Car and Driver in F1 Racing", Applied Economics, 2022, 54(2) ,1-14.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Violence and Risky Behavior in Professional Sports" in Zimmerman, K. (Eds.), Handbook of Labour, Human Resources and Population Economics, Springer, 2020.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, Contract Options for Buyers and Sellers of Talent in Professional Sports, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, 2020.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Revenue Sharing and Collusive Behaviour in the Major League Baseball Posting System", Economies, 8(3), 2020, 1-12.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Importance of Domestic Football Leagues to International Performance: Predicting FIFA Points", Soccer and Society, 20(1), 2019, 21-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2016.1267627
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Of Bricks and Bats: New Stadiums, Talent Supply and Team Performance in Major League Baseball", Journal of Sports Economics, 20(1), 2019, 3-24. DOI10.1177/1527002517723049
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Economic Issues of the National Hockey League: A Survey", in B. Humpheys et al (ed.), Handbook of Sports Economics, Sage Publications. 2019.
D.W. Rockerbie and A. Barajas (eds.), Topics in Sports Finance, International Journal of Sports Finance Special Issue, 6(3), 2018.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Revenue Sharing in Major League Baseball: The Moments that Meant So Much", International Journal of Financial Studies, 6(3), 2018, 71-83.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Invariance Principle in Baseball: Further Evidence", Applied Economics, 50(23), 2018, 2613-2621. DOI10.1080/00036846.2017.1403561
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Revenue Sharing in Professional Sports Leagues as a Hedge for Exchange Rate Risk", International Journal of Sport Finance, 12(4), 2017, 342-358.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Fighting as a Profit Maximizing Strategy in the American Hockey League", In Breaking the Ice: The Economics of Hockey, edited by Bernd Frick (University of Paderborn), Springer Press, 2017.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Fighting as a Profit Maximizing Strategy in the National Hockey League: Further Evidence", Applied Economics, 48(4), 2016, 292-299.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Exploring Inter-League Parity in North America: The NBA Anomaly", Journal of Sports Economics, 17(3), 2016, 286-301.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, The Run for the Pennant: A Multiple Equilibria Approach to Professional Sports Leagues, Springer Verlag, 2013.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Demand for Violence in Hockey", in Sports Economics, Volume 1 edited by S. Schmanske and L. Kahane, Oxford University Press, 2011.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "The Ebbs and Flows of the Game: Multiple Equilibria in a Sports League Model", Journal of Sports Economics, 11(2), 2010, 172-185.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Strategic Free Agency in Baseball", Journal of Sports Economics, 10(4), 2009, 278-291.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Free Agent Auctions and Revenue Sharing: A Simple Exposition", Journal of Sport Management, 23(1), 2009, 87-98.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton (2009). Commercial Banks, Default Insurance and IMF Reforms. Economics Discussion Papers, No 2009-39, Kiel Institute for the World Economy. http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/discussionpapers/2009-39. Published in Special Issue Global Governance—Challenges and Proposals for Reform.
S. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Optimal Government Subsidies to Universities in the Face of Tuition and Enrollment Constraints", Education Economics, 16(2), 2008, 191-201.
R.A. Rockerbie, D.W. Rockerbie, "Varying Length of Expirational Blow and End Result Breath Alcohol: Comment", International Journal of Drug Testing, Feb. 2008. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/journal/
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Passing Premium Puzzle Revisited", Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sport, 4(2), 2008, article 9.
D. Colander, S. Richter, D.W. Rockerbie, Microeconomics, Third Edition , McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 2007
D. Colander, D.W. Rockerbie, S. Richter, Macroeconomics, Third Edition , McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 2006
D.W. Rockerbie, S. Easton, "The Effectiveness of Loan Guarantees and Information in Reducing Loan Spreads", in Financial Institutions and Services edited by R. Uh, New York: Nova Publishers, 2006.
R. Mueller, D.W. Rockerbie, "Determining Demand for University Education in Ontario by Type of Student", Economics of Education Review, 24(4), 2005, 469-483.
R. Mueller, D.W. Rockerbie, "Do the Macleans Rankings Affect University Choice: Evidence for Ontario", in Economics of Education edited by C. Beach, John Deutsch Institute: Queen's University Press, 2005.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Economics of Professional Sports Leagues: Some Insights on the Reform of Transfer Markets - Comment", Journal of Sports Economics, March 2005.
S.T. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Overtime! Rules and Incentives in the National Hockey League", Journal of Sports Economics, 6(2), 2005, 178-202.
S.T. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Revenue Sharing, Conjectures and Scarce Talent in a Sports League Model", Journal of Sports Economics, 6(4), 2005, 359-378.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Gold Prices and Gold Production: Another Look", in Gold and the World Economy edited by M. Tcha, New York:Routledge, 2003.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Gold Prices and Gold Production: Evidence for South Africa", Resources Policy, 25, August 1999, p. 69-76.
S.T. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Does IMF Conditionality Benefit Lenders?", Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 135(2), 1999, p. 347-357.
D.W. Rockerbie and S.T. Easton, "What's in a Default? Lending to LDCs in the Face of Default Risk", Journal of Development Economics, 2, 1999, p. 137-141.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Are Consumers Ricardian when Liquidity Constrained?: Evidence for the United States", Applied Economics, June 1997, p. 821-827.
D.W. Rockerbie, Book Review of The Exchange Rate and the Economy, Canadian Journal of Economics, 29(1), 1996, p. 245-248.
D.W. Rockerbie and R.A. Rockerbie, "Computer Simulation Analysis of Blood Alcohol", Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 58, April 1995, p. 319-332.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Did the Debt Crisis Cause the Investment Crisis?: Further Evidence.", Applied Economics, May,1994, p. 731-738.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Credit Rationing and Macroeconomic Adjustment in Latin America", Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 33(4),Winter 1993, p. 325-342.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Explaining Interest Spreads on Sovereign Eurodollar Loans: LDCs versus DCs, 1978 - 1988", Applied Economics, 25, May 1993, p.609-616.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Exchange Rates, Pass-Through and Canadian Export Competitiveness", Applied Economics, 24, April 1992, p. 627-634.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Race to the Podium: Separating and Conjoining the Car and Driver in F1 Racing", Applied Economics, 2022, 54(2) ,1-14.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Violence and Risky Behavior in Professional Sports" in Zimmerman, K. (Eds.), Handbook of Labour, Human Resources and Population Economics, Springer, 2020.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, Contract Options for Buyers and Sellers of Talent in Professional Sports, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, 2020.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Revenue Sharing and Collusive Behaviour in the Major League Baseball Posting System", Economies, 8(3), 2020, 1-12.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Importance of Domestic Football Leagues to International Performance: Predicting FIFA Points", Soccer and Society, 20(1), 2019, 21-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2016.1267627
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Of Bricks and Bats: New Stadiums, Talent Supply and Team Performance in Major League Baseball", Journal of Sports Economics, 20(1), 2019, 3-24. DOI10.1177/1527002517723049
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Economic Issues of the National Hockey League: A Survey", in B. Humpheys et al (ed.), Handbook of Sports Economics, Sage Publications. 2019.
D.W. Rockerbie and A. Barajas (eds.), Topics in Sports Finance, International Journal of Sports Finance Special Issue, 6(3), 2018.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Revenue Sharing in Major League Baseball: The Moments that Meant So Much", International Journal of Financial Studies, 6(3), 2018, 71-83.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Invariance Principle in Baseball: Further Evidence", Applied Economics, 50(23), 2018, 2613-2621. DOI10.1080/00036846.2017.1403561
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "Revenue Sharing in Professional Sports Leagues as a Hedge for Exchange Rate Risk", International Journal of Sport Finance, 12(4), 2017, 342-358.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Fighting as a Profit Maximizing Strategy in the American Hockey League", In Breaking the Ice: The Economics of Hockey, edited by Bernd Frick (University of Paderborn), Springer Press, 2017.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Fighting as a Profit Maximizing Strategy in the National Hockey League: Further Evidence", Applied Economics, 48(4), 2016, 292-299.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Exploring Inter-League Parity in North America: The NBA Anomaly", Journal of Sports Economics, 17(3), 2016, 286-301.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, The Run for the Pennant: A Multiple Equilibria Approach to Professional Sports Leagues, Springer Verlag, 2013.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Demand for Violence in Hockey", in Sports Economics, Volume 1 edited by S. Schmanske and L. Kahane, Oxford University Press, 2011.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton, "The Ebbs and Flows of the Game: Multiple Equilibria in a Sports League Model", Journal of Sports Economics, 11(2), 2010, 172-185.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Strategic Free Agency in Baseball", Journal of Sports Economics, 10(4), 2009, 278-291.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Free Agent Auctions and Revenue Sharing: A Simple Exposition", Journal of Sport Management, 23(1), 2009, 87-98.
D.W. Rockerbie and S. Easton (2009). Commercial Banks, Default Insurance and IMF Reforms. Economics Discussion Papers, No 2009-39, Kiel Institute for the World Economy. http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/discussionpapers/2009-39. Published in Special Issue Global Governance—Challenges and Proposals for Reform.
S. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Optimal Government Subsidies to Universities in the Face of Tuition and Enrollment Constraints", Education Economics, 16(2), 2008, 191-201.
R.A. Rockerbie, D.W. Rockerbie, "Varying Length of Expirational Blow and End Result Breath Alcohol: Comment", International Journal of Drug Testing, Feb. 2008. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/journal/
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Passing Premium Puzzle Revisited", Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sport, 4(2), 2008, article 9.
D. Colander, S. Richter, D.W. Rockerbie, Microeconomics, Third Edition , McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 2007
D. Colander, D.W. Rockerbie, S. Richter, Macroeconomics, Third Edition , McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 2006
D.W. Rockerbie, S. Easton, "The Effectiveness of Loan Guarantees and Information in Reducing Loan Spreads", in Financial Institutions and Services edited by R. Uh, New York: Nova Publishers, 2006.
R. Mueller, D.W. Rockerbie, "Determining Demand for University Education in Ontario by Type of Student", Economics of Education Review, 24(4), 2005, 469-483.
R. Mueller, D.W. Rockerbie, "Do the Macleans Rankings Affect University Choice: Evidence for Ontario", in Economics of Education edited by C. Beach, John Deutsch Institute: Queen's University Press, 2005.
D.W. Rockerbie, "The Economics of Professional Sports Leagues: Some Insights on the Reform of Transfer Markets - Comment", Journal of Sports Economics, March 2005.
S.T. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Overtime! Rules and Incentives in the National Hockey League", Journal of Sports Economics, 6(2), 2005, 178-202.
S.T. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Revenue Sharing, Conjectures and Scarce Talent in a Sports League Model", Journal of Sports Economics, 6(4), 2005, 359-378.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Gold Prices and Gold Production: Another Look", in Gold and the World Economy edited by M. Tcha, New York:Routledge, 2003.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Gold Prices and Gold Production: Evidence for South Africa", Resources Policy, 25, August 1999, p. 69-76.
S.T. Easton, D.W. Rockerbie, "Does IMF Conditionality Benefit Lenders?", Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 135(2), 1999, p. 347-357.
D.W. Rockerbie and S.T. Easton, "What's in a Default? Lending to LDCs in the Face of Default Risk", Journal of Development Economics, 2, 1999, p. 137-141.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Are Consumers Ricardian when Liquidity Constrained?: Evidence for the United States", Applied Economics, June 1997, p. 821-827.
D.W. Rockerbie, Book Review of The Exchange Rate and the Economy, Canadian Journal of Economics, 29(1), 1996, p. 245-248.
D.W. Rockerbie and R.A. Rockerbie, "Computer Simulation Analysis of Blood Alcohol", Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 58, April 1995, p. 319-332.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Did the Debt Crisis Cause the Investment Crisis?: Further Evidence.", Applied Economics, May,1994, p. 731-738.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Credit Rationing and Macroeconomic Adjustment in Latin America", Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 33(4),Winter 1993, p. 325-342.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Explaining Interest Spreads on Sovereign Eurodollar Loans: LDCs versus DCs, 1978 - 1988", Applied Economics, 25, May 1993, p.609-616.
D.W. Rockerbie, "Exchange Rates, Pass-Through and Canadian Export Competitiveness", Applied Economics, 24, April 1992, p. 627-634.
Research Interests
Economics of professional sports.
Economics of education.
International finance.
More information and some of my research papers are available at my RePec web site below. You can also find my papers and a profile on ResearchGate.
I have also written a number of reports on a consulting basis for the Canadian Soccer Association and CONCACAF.
In The Media
I do a lot of media stuff. Here are a few.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/fighting-doesnt-help-on-the-ice-or-at-the-nhl-box-office-study
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/nhl-hockey-fights-affect-attendance-1.3303495
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/06/nfl-fighting-hockey-study
https://qz.com/556419/hockey-fights-are-in-decline-and-fans-are-partly-to-blame/
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/78yjyq/rays-owner-our-bottom-5-payroll-is-way-too-high
https://www.quora.com/What-starts-most-fights-in-hockey
http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-is-nba-ready-economy-part-3
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/five-ways-a-weaker-canadian-dollar-affects-albertas-economy
http://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20150813/281608124164287