Graduation Year
Fall 2011
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
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Darren Filson
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© 2011 Jonah Chodosh
Abstract
This paper weights the relative advantages of multiple factors that lead to the success of professional sports stadiums in major markets, though a discussion of the arguments for and against public subsidies towards these projects. Using a logit statistical model, the paper determines that the two factors determining the highest likelihood of venue success include multiple tenants and access to mass transit. The analysis demonstrates that public subsidies towards stadiums don’t generate sufficient economic returns, and that successful stadiums can be created without using taxpayer funds.
Recommended Citation
Chodosh, Jonah, "Take Me Out of the Ball Game: The Efficacy of Public Subsidies in the Success of Professional Sports Stadiums" (2011). CMC Senior Theses. 267.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/267
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