The effects of labour strikes on consumer demand in professional sports: revisited

Victor Matheson

Applied Economics, 2006, vol. 38, issue 10, 1173-1179

Abstract: Previous research has concluded that the 1981 and 1994-1995 Major League Baseball (MLB) strikes have caused short-term losses in attendance but have not resulted in any long-term effects on attendance. While total attendance at MLB games following the 1994-1995 strike has recovered to its pre-strike levels, this has been done only through the construction of new stadiums at an unprecedented pace which cannot continue into the future. After accounting for stadium effects, average MLB baseball attendance has dropped significantly since the 1994-1995 strike.

Date: 2006
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