Document Type
Working Paper
Date of This Version
12-1-2009
Keywords
sports, stadiums, Super Bowl, impact analysis, football
Abstract
The Super Bowl is America’s premier sporting event. This paper details basic economic facts about the game as examines the controversy surrounding the purported economic impact of the game on host communities. While the league and sports boosters claim that the game brings up to a $500 million economic impact to host cities, a review of the literature suggests that the true economic impact is a fraction of this amount.
Working Paper Number
0914
Recommended Citation
Matheson, Victor, "Economics of the Super Bowl" (2009). Economics Department Working Papers. Paper 29.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/econ_working_papers/29