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Five Term Paper Suggestions - Stadium Subsidies
[Part 4: Tips on writing a term paper on stadium subsidies]
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• Part 1: Term Paper Tips - Introduction
• Part 2: Term Paper Tips - Cigarette Taxes
• Part 3: Term Paper Tips - The Kyoto Protocol
• Part 4: Term Paper Tips - Stadium Subsidies
• Part 5: Term Paper Tips - Economic Impact of SUVs
• Part 6: Term Paper Tips - Dividend Tax Cut
• Part 7: Term Paper Tips - Final Words
 
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There was a rash of new sports stadium development that occurred in the 1990s. Most of these stadiums were built partly or wholly with government money in the form of stadium subsidies. Naturally many social groups were outraged that government money was being diverted from social programs to millionaire players and billionaire owners. Politicians have argued that stadiums bring tourism dollars into the city that far outweigh the cost of the stadium subsidy. Many economists disagree; they feel that most of the revenue stadiums generate comes at the expense of other entertainment venues within the town.

Issues you may want to address in your stadium subsidies paper
  1. What are the benefits to a town of building a new stadium?
  2. Can a new stadium revitalize a decaying section of a city?
  3. Do the benefits of the government building a new stadium outweigh the costs?
  4. Does the construction of new stadiums by the government have effects in either parts of the economy (either positive or negative)
Books on Stadium Subsidies
Newspaper and Magazine Articles on Stadium Subsidies
Policy Papers on Stadium Subsidies
Journal Articles on Stadium Subsidies
  • Public Subsidies to Stadiums: Do the Costs Outweigh the Benefits? - Daraius Irani, Public Finance Review v25, n2 (March 1997): 238-53.
  • The Value of Public Goods Generated by a Major League Sports Team - Bruce K. Johnson, Peter A. Groothuis and John C. Whitehead, Journal of Sports Economics v2, n1 (February 2001): 6-21.
  • Fan Loyalty and Stadium Funding in Professional Baseball - Craig A. Depken, Journal of Sports Economics v1, n2 (May 2000): 124-38.
  • Professional Sports and Urban Development: A Brief Review of Issues and Studies - Harrison S. Campbell, Review of Regional Studies v29, n3 (Winter 1999): 272-92.
  • The Stadium Gambit and Local Economic Development - Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys, Regulation v23, n2 (2000): 15-20.

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