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Yesterday the NFL announced that the 2014 Super Bowl will be played in the new Giants/Jets stadium in the Meadowlands. Aside from the obvious interest …
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The US Wants a World Cup of Its Own, But at What Cost?
Tomorrow the United States kicks off its World Cup 2010 competition against England. The excitement of this year’s event may fuel the existing US bid …
Grand Prix Racing Comes to Charm City
It is a new day in Baltimore. To paraphrase the mayor, getting grand prix racing in Baltimore is a game changing event! No longer will …
A Country-wide Exaggeration
Frequent readers of TSE know that we commonly criticize the economic impact statements made by sports boosters or their hired guns. These reports frequently overstate …
Migration of the All-Star Game
In response to concerns about potential racial profiling of its players, 27% of whom are of Hispanic origin, the Major League Baseball Players Association today …
Economic Impact and the Substitution Effect
Here at the Sports Economist, one criticism of economic impact reports we commonly make is that these studies rarely account for the “substitution effect.” While …