An Evaluation of the Economic Impact of National Football League Mega-events
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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.Download Info
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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;Find related papers by JEL classification:
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
- R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2011-09-05 (All new papers)
- NEP-SPO-2011-09-05 (Sports & Economics)
- NEP-TUR-2011-09-05 (Tourism Economics)
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arne Feddersen & André Leão Grötzinger & Wolfgang Maennig, 2009.
"Investment in Stadia and Regional Economic Development—Evidence from FIFA World Cup 2006,"
International Journal of Sport Finance,
Fitness Information Technology, vol. 4(4), pages 221-239, November.
- 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.
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