Document Type

Working Paper

Date of This Version

2-1-2005

Keywords

baseball, impact analysis, World Series, sports, mega-event

Abstract

An empirical analysis of the economic impact of the Major League Baseball’s postseason on host-city economies from 1972-2001 suggests that any economic benefits from the playoff are small or non-existent. An examination of 129 playoff series finds that any increase ineconomic growth as a result of the post-season is not statistically significantly different than zero and that a best guess of the economic impact is $6.8 million per home game. As a general method of economic development, public support of a baseball team’s attempt to reach the World Series should be seen as a gamble at best.

Working Paper Number

0501

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Economics Commons

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