Showing posts with category "economic impact"

About that economic impact...

Shocking news in a front page article in today's Washington Post: There aren't many tourists in Beijing this month.

Olympic-sized crowds?

Less than one week away from the opening ceremonies of the world's largest sporting event, the Beijing tourism bureau predicts that the city will attract

Taking It On the Chin Again

Longtime readers of EZDzine may recall that I have taken my fair share of abuse from the print media in the past. I have been a critic of

Exciting News from the Sports Subsidy Crowd

As a researcher working in the area of the economic impact of sport, I try my best to keep up with the "state of the art" in forecasting economic impact. Like

Why Are Economic Models so Complex?

We sports economists have become accustomed to inflated economic impact statements made in documents used to support subsidies for sports. Economists Craig

World Cup Notes

I think hosting the World Cup in South Africa may be too large a burden for a smallish developing country:  population 49 million, with per capita income

Vancouver Olympic Blitz

Paragraph 4 of this from the Sports Business Daily is priceless.

More on the Economics of Bowl Games

Inside Higher Ed reports that a number of teams participating in bowl games will not be taking the marching band, as well as reducing the number of

NCAA Sanctions and Economic Impact

TSE readers know that we here at TSE roll our eyes at economic impact claims regarding sports and economic development.   So when I saw that the governor of

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 EZDzine are well aware,

Baltimore Grand Prix Update - 2012 edition

Over a year ago I posted about the agreement between the City of Baltimore and Baltimore Racing Development that brought Grand Prix racing to Baltimore. The

If You Oppose Stadium Subsidies, then You Might Be a Deadbeat

Have you ever wondered about the demographics of people who oppose stadium subsidies?  Me neither, but here's something from Savethevikes.org, a stadium