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International Women's Soccer and Gender Inequality: Revisited
Matheson, Victor; Congdon-Hohman, Joshua - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011
Olympics and soccer’s World Cup. This paper serves to update past work on international women’s soccer performance given the … rapid development of the game over the past decade. We compare the determinants of men’s international soccer team …’s performance. Several measures of gender equality improve soccer performance for both men’s and women’s soccer suggesting these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611189
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Comparing the Socio-Economic Determinants of Men's and Women's International Soccer Performance
Matheson, Victor; Hoffmann, Robert; Lee, Lee Chew Ging; … - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2005
We compare the determinants of women's and men's international soccer performance and find that partially different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005545416
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Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis
Baumann, Robert; Engelhardt, Bryan; Matheson, Victor - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2011
This paper provides an empirical examination of impact the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States on local employment. In contrast to ex ante economic impact reports that suggest large increases in employment due to the tournament, an ex post examination of employment in 9 host metropolitan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024098
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Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis
Baumann, Robert; Engelhardt, Bryan; Matheson, Victor - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011
This paper provides an empirical examination of impact the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States on local employment. In contrast to ex ante economic impact reports that suggest large increases in employment due to the tournament, an ex post examination of employment in 9 host metropolitan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024559
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An Evaluation of the Economic Impact of National Football League Mega-events
Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2011
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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009279921
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An Evaluation of the Economic Impact of National Football League Mega-events
Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011
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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611184
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Economics of the Super Bowl
Matheson, Victor - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2009
The Super Bowl is America’s premier sporting event. This paper details basic economic facts about the game as examines the controversy surrounding the purported economic impact of the game on host communities. While the league and sports boosters claim that the game brings up to a $500 million...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509777
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Down, Set, Hike: The Economic Impact of College Football Games on Local Economies
Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2007
college football games in particular contribute positively to a host’s economy. Our analysis from 1970-2004 of 63 metropolitan … areas that play host to big-time college football programs finds that neither the number of home games played, the winning … income in the cities where the teams play. While successful college football teams may bring fame to their alma mater …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004165
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Big Men on Campus: Estimating the Economic Impact of College Sports on Local Economies
Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2007
College football and men’s basketball are the largest revenue generators in college athletics. Studies funded by … stadiums or arenas at considerable public expense. Our analysis of the economic impact of home football and men’s basketball … impact on taxable sales, while football yields a modest gain of $2 to $3 million per home game. While this positive finding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004166
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The Economic Consequences of Professional Sports Strikes and Lockouts: Revisited
Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2006
Professional sports franchises have used the lure of economic riches as an incentive for cities to construct new stadiums and arenas at considerable public expense. An analysis of taxable sales in Florida cities demonstrates that none of the 6 new franchises or 8 new stadiums and arenas in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005687877