Document Type
Working Paper
Date of This Version
1-1-2011
Keywords
Stadiums, arenas, sports, subsidies
Abstract
This paper examines public financing of professional sports facilities with a focus on both early and recent developments in taxpayer subsidization of spectator sports. The paper explores both the magnitude and the sources of public funding for professional sports facilities.
Working Paper Number
1102
Recommended Citation
Baade, Robert A. and Matheson, Victor, "Financing Professional Sports Facilities" (2011). Economics Department Working Papers. Paper 23.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/econ_working_papers/23