Professional Profile
My research interests are in the areas of behavioral finance and sports economics. Behavioral finance studies the “behavior” of both people and prices in the financial markets. Instead of assuming rational behavior at all times, this field dares to look “inside the box,” examining the sometimes flawed and irrational behavior of economic agents as they make decisions and impact security prices. My work has focused on tendencies of investors to overreact to new information, causing stock prices to take wider, predictable swings than rational behavior would suggest.

Sports economics allows me to study professionally that which I enjoy personally. Teaming with several other SNC professors, I have worked on projects that studied realignment issues in Major League Baseball, as well as issues surrounding the public financing of sports venues. Lately, I have been able to join both my interests in behavioral finance and sports economics by examining various potential judgment errors made in both athletic talent evaluation and on-field strategies. Avoiding common errors may allow some teams to win more, despite relatively low payrolls. Those who have read Michael Lewis’s "Moneyball" may recognize this idea – it is at the center of his explanation of the success of the Oakland Athletics in Major League Baseball.

Paul Bursik
Associate Professor of Business Administration

Michels Professor of Business

Location: Cofrin Hall
Room: 311
Phone: (920) 403-3241
Fax: (920) 403-4098

Mailing Address:
St. Norbert College
Cofrin Hall, 311
De Pere, WI 54115-2099

paul.bursik@snc.edu

Academic credentials:
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Ph.D., Washington State University