Assessing the Economic Impact of College Football Games on Local Economies

Autor:	Robert A. Baade, Victor Matheson, Robert Baumann
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Personal income Economy Political science Economics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) American football Football Economic impact analysis Spectator sport Championship Per capita income human activities Metropolitan area
Zdroj:	Journal of Sports Economics. 9:628-643
ISSN:	1552-7794 1527-0025
Popis:	This article 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 article finds no statistically significant evidence that college football games in particular contribute positively to a host's economy. Our analysis from 1970 to 2004 of 63 metropolitan areas that played host to big-time college football programs finds that neither the number of home games played, the winning percentage of the local team, nor winning a national championship has a discernable impact on either employment or personal income in the cities where the teams play. An examination of a subset of 42 smaller college towns finds that winning seasons actually reduce the growth rate of per capita personal income. Although successful college football teams may bring fame to their home towns, fortune appears to be a bit more elusive.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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