Over the past 15 years, new stadiums in the National Football League have been built at an unprecedented rate, and most … facilities honored public finance principles regarding equity, efficiency, and transparency. An examination of the 20 NFL …

Over the past 15 years, new stadiums in the National Football League have been built at an unprecedented rate, and most … facilities honored public finance principles regarding equity, efficiency, and transparency. An examination of the 20 NFL …

’s economy. The National Football League (NFL) has used the promise of an economic windfall to convince skeptical cities that … average public contribution for a new or renovated NFL stadium, $209 million, is less than the size of the economic impact … economies. Indeed, the evidence indicates that at best the Super Bowl contributes approximately one-quarter of what the NFL …

This paper evaluates the magnitude and the economic impact of NFL mega-events including the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl …

the controversy surrounding the purported economic impact of the game on host communities. While the league and sports …

This paper evaluates the magnitude and the economic impact of NFL mega-events including the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl …

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

This paper provides an empirical examination of the economic impact of spectator sports on local economies. Confirming … the results of other ex post analyses of sports in general, this paper finds no statistically significant evidence that … college football games in particular contribute positively to a host’s economy. Our analysis from 1970-2004 of 63 metropolitan …

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 …

the controversy surrounding the purported economic impact of the game on host communities. While the league and sports …