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ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES ON LOCAL AIR POLLUTION
Author(s) -
Locke Stephen L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1111/coep.12404
Subject(s) - league , attendance , economic impact analysis , revenue , air quality index , air pollution , franchise , business , agency (philosophy) , stadium , economics , marketing , advertising , economic growth , finance , geography , microeconomics , philosophy , chemistry , physics , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , epistemology , astronomy , meteorology
Professional sporting events attract millions of fans to urban areas each year as they cheer on their favorite teams. While benefits, such as increased tax revenues and economic development, are often cited as reasons to host a professional sports franchise, the public and private costs receive much less attention. This paper uses air quality readings from the Environmental Protection Agency and Major League Baseball schedules to estimate the impact of Major League Baseball games on local air pollution. The results suggest that attendance at a Major League Baseball game has a statistically significant but negligible impact on local air pollution. ( JEL Q53, R11)