Evaluating National Football League Draft Choices: The Passing Game Bryan L. Boulier, Professor of Economics H.O. Stekler, Research Professor of Economics Jason Coburn, Student Timothy Rankins, Student Department of Economics The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 RPF Working Paper No. 2009-003 http://www.gwu.edu/~forcpgm/2009-003.pdf July 22, 2009 FORTHCOMING IN THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON SPORTS FORECASTING OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FORECASTING RESEARCH PROGRAM ON FORECASTING Center of Economic Research Department of Economics The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 http://www.gwu.edu/~forcpgm Research Program on Forecasting (RPF) Working Papers represent preliminary work circulated for comment and discussion. Please contact the author(s) before citing this paper in any publications. The views expressed in RPF Working Papers are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of RPF or George Washington University. Evaluating National Football League Draft Choices: The Passing Game Key words: sports economics, sports forecasts, National Football League, personnel forecasts. Bryan L. Boulier, Professor of Economics H.O. Stekler, Research Professor of Economics Jason Coburn, Student Timothy Rankins, Student Department of Economics The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 July 22, 2009 Corresponding author: Bryan L. Boulier Telephone: 202-994-8088 e-mail:
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