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作者

Geoffrey Propheter

来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS,Vol.41,Issue6,P.842-852

语言

英文

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作者单位

University of Colorado Denver

摘要

Proponents of subsidies for professional sports argue that new sports facilities can revitalize neighborhoods, because they attract large crowds of people and thereby act as magnets of economic activity. The existing literature on sports and economic development does not falsify the economic activity magnet hypothesis, however. This study offers a test of the magnet hypothesis using employment microdata for establishments within the vicinity of a Major League Soccer stadium in Commerce City, Colorado. No evidence is found that the construction of the stadium is associated with increased economic activity in its vicinity measurable in terms of jobs, nor is there any evidence that the franchise’s relocation is associated with job losses at establishments closer to its prior home compared to further away.Additional informationAuthor informationGeoffrey PropheterGeoffrey Propheter is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. His research interests are in state and local public finance, land and economic development, and sports and public affairs.AcknowledgmentsI am indebted to the reviewers who provided multiple rounds of constructive feedback. All remaining errors are my responsibility alone.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.