Daniel Altman

Daniel Altman is the owner of North Yard Analytics LLC, a sports data consulting firm, and an adjunct associate professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Articles by Daniel Altman

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (L) attends a panel discussion hosted by Gesine Schwan (R) on the future of Greece in the EU in Berlin on June 8, 2015. The Greek finance minister met with several politicians including his German counterpart during his visit to Berlin. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

The Greek Bailouts Are Incredibly Stupid

Voice

June 15, 2015, 2:55 PM

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Why Is HSBC Leaving Brazil and Turkey?

Voice

June 11, 2015, 2:29 PM

FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks during a press conference at the headquarters of the world's football governing body in Zurich on June 2, 2015. Blatter resigned as president of FIFA as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body. The 79-year-old Swiss official, FIFA president for 17 years and only reelected days ago, said a special congress would be called to elect a successor. AFP PHOTO / VALERIANO DI DOMENICO (Photo credit should read VALERIANO DI DOMENICO/AFP/Getty Images)

In Soccer, It’s Not Over Until After It’s Over

Voice

June 2, 2015, 7:37 PM

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Will FIFA’s Sepp Blatter Be Shown the Red Card?

Voice

May 27, 2015, 1:01 PM

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Smog and the Social Contract

Voice

May 15, 2015, 9:51 AM

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The Dangerously Divergent Interests of Wall Street and Main Street

Voice

May 4, 2015, 5:47 PM

Nick Clegg and David Cameron will speak together to stress their commitment to their coalition government.

Kingmakers and Comeuppance in the U.K. Election

Argument

April 30, 2015, 7:01 PM

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Why Are Arabic Soccer Commentators So Damn Good?

Voice

April 24, 2015, 7:10 PM

Palestinian Government Gives Emergency Payments To Thousands Of Desperate Civil Servants

America’s Foreign Policy Isn’t Economically Defensible

Voice

April 6, 2015, 11:40 AM

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Soccer Is the Continuation of Putin’s War By Other Means

Voice

March 20, 2015, 6:01 PM

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The Secret to Making China’s Economy Grow Forever

Voice

March 17, 2015, 12:16 PM

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Can Anyone Stop the World Cup in Qatar?

Voice

March 10, 2015, 3:19 PM

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Give Me Your Unskilled European Immigrants, Yearning to Breathe Free

Argument

February 23, 2015, 12:44 PM

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The Dirty Little Secret of Berlin’s Bankers

Voice

February 2, 2015, 7:21 PM

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The Sanctions-Proof Superpower

Voice

January 9, 2015, 7:14 PM

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