Soccernomics / 《足球经济学》
Soccernomics / 《足球经济学》 is the book discussed directly in 22.足球经济学：读者不必是球迷. The 蜜獾吃书 episode presents it as a book for non-fans as well as fans because football gives economics an unusually clear empirical setting: clubs, players, coaches, national teams, fans, and tournaments all produce visible choices and outcomes.
The book’s wiki role is now broader than its earlier mention in How to win a penalty shootout (with game theory). That Planet Money source used it as related football-economics context for penalties, Game Theory, and Mixed Strategy. The 蜜獾吃书 source turns it into a central branch around Football As Economic Laboratory, Football Labor-Market Discrimination, Football Manager Myth Deflation, Open Football Talent Markets, Soft-Budget Football Clubs, and Sports Mega-Event Welfare Accounting.
The episode also preserves the Chinese publishing story. 秦总 says the edition she had worked on was delayed after requested deletions around Franco, corruption, mistresses, and China-football content, while the source explicitly praises 刘洋洋 for translation work that required both football knowledge and economic-language control.
Connections
- Stefan Szymanski and Simon Kuper - authors associated with the book.
- 秦总, 邓老板, 刘洋洋, and 蜜獾吃书 - Chinese episode and publishing context.
- Football As Economic Laboratory, Economic Way Of Thinking, Football Analytics Modernization, Football Labor-Market Discrimination, Open Football Talent Markets, Football Manager Myth Deflation, Soft-Budget Football Clubs, and Sports Mega-Event Welfare Accounting - broader concepts added by episode 22.
- Game Theory, Mixed Strategy, Data-Driven Penalty Preparation, and Penalty Shootout Strategy - penalty branch connected by Planet Money.