Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the historical factors that influenced the
design and construction of modern National Hockey League and National Basketball …

In response to the lack of evidence for visualizing the monetary value of professional sport
teams' CSR-related social impact, this study aimed to calculate the social impact of a …

This research utilizes a compensating differential framework to measure the social benefits
of minor league baseball teams. Consistent with findings at the major league level …

Sports facilities across the globe are increasingly being sited in the urban core. The existing
literature in sports and urban affairs fails to consider that the magnitude of negative …

This thesis consists of a portfolio of research papers examining key contemporary technical,
methodological and policy issues on the use of non-market valuation in environmental …

This paper tests the hypothesis that a nation's hosting of a mega-sporting event is an
experience good for its residents. Applying data from an ex-ante and ex-post query based …

Despite the high levels of team identification associated with many sport fans, previous
research has established that even these consumers must be enticed with offers that are …

Using daily panel data from Detroit, we empirically explore the relationship between the
National Football League (NFL) and crime in a city. We exploit the natural experiment of the …

This study aimed to reveal local residents' perceptions of the impacts of sport tourism
development (STD) in Taiwan's North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area …

It is unclear from the existing literature whether live soccer attendance has a positive or
negative income elasticity of demand. This paper sheds light on the sign of the income …