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International Women's Soccer and Gender Inequality: Revisited

Matheson, Victor; Congdon-Hohman, Joshua - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011

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. We compare the determinants of men’s international soccer team …’s performance. Several measures of gender equality improve soccer performance for both men’s and women’s soccer suggesting these …

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Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis

Baumann, Robert; Engelhardt, Bryan; Matheson, Victor - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011

This paper provides an empirical examination of impact the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States on local employment. In contrast to ex ante economic impact reports that suggest large increases in employment due to the tournament, an ex post examination of employment in 9 host metropolitan...

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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 - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 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 - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2010

The Super Bowl is America’s premier sporting event. This paper details basic economic facts about the game and 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...

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

Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 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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NFL Governance and the Fate of the New Orleans Saints: Some Observations

Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2007

Prior to 2005, New Orleans had struggled to retain its NFL franchise. The Saints remained in the city, despite an outdated stadium and small media market, only through generous direct public subsidies to the team. Paradoxically, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in September 2005...

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

Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 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 - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 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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Have public finance principles been shut out in financing new sports facilities in the United States?

Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE - 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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The Economic Consequences of Professional Sports Strikes and Lockouts: Revisited

Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2006

Professional sports franchises have used the lure of economic riches as an incentive for cities to construct new stadiums and arenas at considerable public expense. An analysis of taxable sales in Florida cities demonstrates that none of the 6 new franchises or 8 new stadiums and arenas in the...

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