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An Evaluation of the Economic Impact of National Football League Mega-events

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  • Robert Baade

    () (Department of Economics and Business, Lake Forest College)

  • Victor Matheson

    () (Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross)

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This paper evaluates the magnitude and the economic impact of NFL mega-events including the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl. The paper also reviews the theory behind the usual findings that the observed economic benefits of mega-events are almost always a fraction of the benefits claimed a priori.

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Paper provided by College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 1112.

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Length: 27 pages
Date of creation: Aug 2011
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Handle: RePEc:hcx:wpaper:1112

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Keywords: football; impact analysis; Super Bowl; sports; mega-event; Pro Bowl;

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  1. Victor Matheson & Robert Baade, 2004. "Padding Required: Assessing the Economic Impact of the Super Bowl," Working Papers 0403, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics.
  2. Robert A. Baade & Robert Baumann & Victor A. Matheson, 2008. "Selling the Game: Estimating the Economic Impact of Professional Sports through Taxable Sales," Southern Economic Journal, Southern Economic Association, vol. 74(3), pages 794-810, January.
  3. Dennis Coates, 2006. "The Tax Benefits of Hosting the Super Bowl and the MLB All-Star Game: The Houston Experience," International Journal of Sport Finance, Fitness Information Technology, vol. 1(4), pages 239-252, November.
  4. John Siegfried & Andrew Zimbalist, 2002. "A Note on the Local Economic Impact of Sports Expenditures," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 3(4), pages 361-366, November.
  5. Robert Baade & Robert Baumann & Victor Matheson, 2006. "Selling the Big Game: Estimating the Economic Impact of Mega-Events through Taxable Sales," Working Papers 0610, International Association of Sports Economists & North American Association of Sports Economists.
  6. Arne Feddersen & André Grötzinger & Wolfgang Maennig, 2008. "Investment in Stadia and Regional Economic Development - Evidence from FIFA World Cup 2006," Working Papers 016, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg.
  7. Robert Baumann & Victor Matheson & Chihiro Muroi, 2008. "Bowling in Hawaii: Examining the Effectiveness of Sports-Based Tourism Strategies," Working Papers 0807, International Association of Sports Economists & North American Association of Sports Economists.
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