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

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

No 1112, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: football; impact analysis; Super Bowl; sports; mega-event; Pro Bowl (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 R53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2011-08
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