The effect of professional sports on earning and employment in the services and retail sectors in US cities

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-198

  Coates, Dennis ^a   Humphreys, Brad R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b CERGE EI   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Local economics development; Professional sports; Publics finance; Stadiums and arenas

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; PUBLIC SPENDING; RETAILING; SERVICE SECTOR; SPORT; URBAN ECONOMY; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037370632     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(02)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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