Graduation Year
2017
Date of Submission
12-2016
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Serkan Ozbeklik
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© 2016 Evan Opperman
Abstract
Through sports, cities can reach fans from all different walks of life to rally together and support a competitive cause. Each city’s fan base is distinct—with their individual personalities being reflective of the culture and environment of the home city. The intent of this paper is to study the effect of multiple on and off field factors as they relate to attendance across three major professional sports in city markets. This will determine which city markets have the strongest, or weakest, overall fan bases. Ultimately, this study will end with an educated recommendation for professional sports franchise relocation or a league expansion.
Recommended Citation
Opperman, Evan, "An Analysis of Sports Markets: Franchise Relocation, League Expansion, and Fan Bases" (2017). CMC Senior Theses. 1512.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1512
