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Estimating The Impact Of Major League Baseball Games On Local Air Pollution

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Professional sporting events attract millions of fans to urban areas each year as they cheer on their favorite teams. While benefits, such as increased tax revenues and economic development, are often cited as reasons to host a professional sports franchise, the public and private costs receive much less attention. This paper uses air quality readings from the Environmental Protection Agency and Major League Baseball schedules to estimate the impact of Major League Baseball games on local air pollution. The results suggest that attendance at a Major League Baseball game has a statistically significant but negligible impact on local air pollution. (JEL Q53, R11)

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  • Stephen L. Locke, 2019. "Estimating The Impact Of Major League Baseball Games On Local Air Pollution," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 37(2), pages 236-244, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:37:y:2019:i:2:p:236-244
    DOI: 10.1111/coep.12404
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    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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