Andy Schwarz

Economist & Partner at OSKR

Andy Schwarz is a partner at OSKR, an economic consulting firm specializing in expert witness testimony, where he focuses on antitrust and class actions across a wide variety of industries, including sports. Notably, Mr. Schwarz was the case manager for the NFL’s economic expert in L.A. Raiders v. NFL and for the plaintiffs’ economic experts in O’Bannon v. NCAA. Schwarz has testified to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce and served on a U.S. Congressional panel on college sports. Schwarz has been featured on ESPN, in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, and USA Today. He is a frequent contributor to Deadspin and has written for Vice Sports, Slate, FiveThirtyEight, Forbes, and ESPN.

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With Christine Brennan, Len Elmore, Joe Nocera, Andy Schwarz

October 24, 2017

College sports is a big-money business, with football and basketball programs generating millions of dollars in revenue every year. While coaches and athletic directors in Division I programs routinely score seven-figure contracts, student-athletes are currently prohibited from sharing in the profits. Is it time to rewrite the rules in college sports and allow athletes their fair share of the profits? Or would providing monetary incentives -- above and beyond existing scholarships and career supports -- spoil the sport?

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With Christine Brennan, Len Elmore, Joe Nocera, Andy Schwarz

October 24, 2017

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