Coates, Dennis; Hong, Sung Il; Mondello, Michael - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011
We investigate the effects of the recent economic crisis on Major League Baseball (MLB) attendance during the 2008 and …. The estimates for the coincident indicators suggests the economic downturn drives a fall in attendance of about 6 … crisis on attendance in MLB suggests the indicator is a viable proxy for income in game attendance demand studies. …