Showing posts with category "economic impact"

Sports Subsidies in Texas

WFAA.com has a good story on the economic impact of mega events in Texas that is largely based upon a paper written by TSE's own Dennis Coates and Craig

The Economic Impact of the Demise of the Big XII - Waco

A Waco economist, RayPerryman, has prepared an economic impact statement about the impact of the demise of the Big XII on Waco and Texas (via a commenter to

More News From Dallas

The Dallas Morning News is examining the gap between the estimated economic impact of the NBA All Star Game and the actual revenues reported by hotels,

Dallas TV Reporter Examines the Numbers on Economic Impact

Economists can write papers which illustrate the lack of economic impact from major sports until we're blue in the face.  As long as there is a paid

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!

Why Government Spending Stimulus Often Fails to Stimulate

Niels Veldhuis and Charles Lammam, responding to political criticism on a study they wrote on Canadian government stimulus attempts, have written an useful

Evidence that I am an Obstacle to Civic Progress

The public debate about a new arena for the Oilers has been going on for some time up here. Last weekend, the local paper, the Edmonton Journal, published

The DH and Broken Windows Fallacy

Frederic Bastiat's broken windows fallacy: if a window maker breaks windows to increase business, he certainly benefits (if he doesn't get busted, of course).

New York PILOT Decision, Part II

I was in Washington DC last Thursday testifying in a hearing that is part of the ongoing investigation by the House Committee on Government Reform,

If You Build It, They Will Come

Maybe.

The Economic Impact of the 2008 Women's Final Four

Here.

Message to the Vikings: You Can Have Our Taxes, But You'll Never Get Our Convention Business!!!

The Minnesota Vikings raised some eyebrows with a presentation they gave about their proposal for a new stadium.