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Booms, Busts, and Gambling: Can Gaming Revenues Reduce Budget Volatility?

Humphreys, Brad; Matheson, Victor - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2010

Over the past 20 years, state and provincial governments in North America have expanded legal gambling opportunities to consumers. One of the primary policy goals of this expansion of gambling opportunities has been to increase government revenues. Gambling is an attractive source of new...

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International Women's Soccer and Gender Inequality: Revisited

Matheson, Victor; Congdon-Hohman, Joshua - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2011

A number of authors have identified the determinants of success in international sporting competitions such as the Olympics and soccer’s World Cup. This paper serves to update past work on international women’s soccer performance given the rapid development of the game over the past decade....

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

Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2011

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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Padding Required: Assessing the Economic Impact of the Super Bowl

Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2004

’s economy. The National Football League has used the promise of an economic windfall to convince skeptical cities that …

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Down, Set, Hike: The Economic Impact of College Football Games on Local Economies

Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2007

college football games in particular contribute positively to a host’s economy. Our analysis from 1970-2004 of 63 metropolitan … areas that play host to big-time college football programs finds that neither the number of home games played, the winning … income in the cities where the teams play. While successful college football teams may bring fame to their alma mater …

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Big Men on Campus: Estimating the Economic Impact of College Sports on Local Economies

Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2007

College football and men’s basketball are the largest revenue generators in college athletics. Studies funded by … stadiums or arenas at considerable public expense. Our analysis of the economic impact of home football and men’s basketball … impact on taxable sales, while football yields a modest gain of $2 to $3 million per home game. While this positive finding …

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The Effect of Sports Franchises on Property Values: The Role of Owners versus Renters

Matheson, Victor; Kiel, Katherine A.; Sullivan, Christopher - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2010

This paper estimates the public benefits to homeowners in cities with NFL franchises by examining housing prices rather than housing rents. In contrast to Carlino and Coulson (2004) we find that the presence of an NFL franchise has no effect on housing prices in a city. Furthermore, we also test...

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Economics of the Super Bowl

Matheson, Victor - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2009

The Super Bowl is America’s premier sporting event. This paper details basic economic facts about the game as examines the controversy surrounding the purported economic impact of the game on host communities. While the league and sports boosters claim that the game brings up to a $500 million...

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Mega-Sporting Events in Developing Nations: Playing the Way to Prosperity?

Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2004

Supporters of mega-sporting events such as the World Cup and Olympics claim that these events attract hoards of wealthy visitors and lead to lasting economic benefits for the host regions. Developing countries have become increasingly vocal in demanding a share of the economic benefits of these...

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Have Public Finance Principles Been Shut Out in Financing New Sports Stadiums for the NFL in the United States?

Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2005

Over the past 15 years, new stadiums in the National Football League have been built at an unprecedented rate, and most …

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