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"Sports Mania Is a Poor Substitute for Economic Success"
Jerry Bower in todays WSJ: If there ever was a time to crow about the wonders of rebuilding a city around a professional sports team, this would be it. Three ... -
Welfare & the Italian national team
Economists are used to the fact that government spending gets diverted towards strange special interests. But this example from the sports world is stunning: European Union funds meant to help ... -
Progressive Field Becomes Winter Sports Field
The Cleveland Indians are getting ready to open a skating track and 10-lane snow tubing hill at Progressive Field during the offseason. ...Senior director of merchandising and licensing Kurt Schloss ... -
Striking Out in DC?
The stadium for the Washington Nationals cost over $600 million, most of it in public funding. A key selling point was economic development of the area along the Anacostia waterfront ... -
"The Economic Impact of Cardinals Postseason on St. Louis is Unclear"
I'll admit right out of the box that I was excited, as only a sports economist can be, when I read the headline to this post which is the headline ... -
More Olympic Bailouts
From The Times: Ministers have approved a £461 million public bail-out of the London Olympics after private investment in two of the biggest venues on the East London site failed ... -
Ice Hockey Success in the Sun Belt
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by John Miller about a story he was writing on the Phoenix Coyotes. As readers of The Sports Economist are well aware, ... -
Two Weeks Out From the World Cup, a Familiar Picture Emerges
The opening match between Brazil and Croatia will kick off two weeks from tomorrow. But there seems less anticipation leading up to the Cup on whether Brazil will reign supreme ... -
BP Oil Spill Funds to Be Invested in Biloxi Ballpark
The WSJ reports that Governor Phil Bryant is allocating $15 million from Mississippi's share of BP oil spill damages to be invested in a minor league ballpark in Biloxi. The ... -
Problems in St. Louis' Downtown Revitalization.
A couple of weeks ago, Skip had a post on the lack of development beyond the left-field wall at St. Louis' Busch stadium. The vacant field, seen clearly in this ... -
Message to the Vikings: You Can Have Our Taxes, But You'll Never Get Our ...
The Minnesota Vikings raised some eyebrows with a presentation they gave about their proposal for a new stadium. A red circle on a map has become the latest obstacle that ... -
A Cautionary Tale About Claims of Economic Benefits
More than 10 years ago I read an economic impact study claiming that a new football stadium in Baltimore would create thousands on new jobs and increase local income by ...
