The Paradox of Championships: Be Careful What You Wish For, Sports Fans

Victor Matheson () and Robert Baade ()
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Robert Baade: Department of Economics and Business, Lake Forest College

No 504, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper examines issues related to the economic impact of sports championships on the local economy of host cities. While boosters frequently claim a large positive effect of such championships, a closer examination leads to the conclusion that the impact is likely much smaller than touted and may even be negative.

Keywords: impact analysis; sports; mega-event; championship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 R53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cul, nep-geo and nep-spo
Date: 2005-02
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