Robert A Baade
Biographic Data
| ID | 250297 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert A Baade |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert A |
| FAMILY NAME | Baade |
| SIGNATURE | BAADE R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lake Forest College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 130 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Understanding Drivers of Megaevents in Emerging Economies
Emerging economies have hosted sports mega-events with increased frequency. This chapter provides possible motivations for this development, and assesses the extent to which the expected outcomes from hosting have been realized. Outcomes have often fallen short of expectations by a considerable amount, and probable reasons for that shortfall are identified and analyzed. Methods of ensuring that outcomes from hosting more closely align with expect…
Going for the Gold
In this paper, we explore the costs and benefits of hosting the Olympic Games. On the cost side, there are three major categories: general infrastructure such as transportation and housing to accommodate athletes and fans; specific sports infrastructure required for competition venues; and operational costs, including general administration as well as the opening and closing ceremony and security. Three major categories of benefits also exist: th…
Big Men on Campus
Baade R. A., Baumann R. W. and Matheson V. A. Big men on campus: estimating the economic impact of college sports on local economies, Regional Studies. College American football and men's basketball are the largest revenue generators in college athletics, and boosters tout the economic benefits of athletic programmes as an incentive for cities to construct new sports facilities at considerable public expense. An analysis of the economic impact of…
Estimating the Economic Impact of Natural and Social Disasters, with an Application to Hurricane Katrina
This paper examines taxable sales in the Los Angeles and Miami metropolitan areas to find evidence of the short- and long-run effects of the Rodney King riots and Hurricane Andrew on their respective economies. The comparison of these two events shows that the King riots had a long-term negative effect on Los Angeles' economy while Hurricane Andrew had a short-term positive effect on the Miami economy. The paper also applies the contrasting exper…
Race and Riots
When the four police officers who had been videotaped beating motorist Rodney King were found not guilty of criminal acts in 1992, the city of Los Angeles erupted in the worst rioting seen in the US since the 1960s. The loss of life and destruction of property left a significant scar on the city. Time-series analysis indicates that the Rodney King riots not only reduced taxable sales in the city immediately following the unrest, but that this soc…
The Quest for the Cup
Baade R. A. and Matheson V. A. (2004) The quest for the cup: assessing the economic impact of the World Cup, Reg. Studies 38, 343–354. Hosting the World Cup, the world’s second largest sporting event, is a potentially expensive affair. The co-hosts of the 2002 games, Japan and South Korea, spent a combined US$4 billion building new facilities or refurbishing old facilities in preparation for the event. An ex post analysis of the 1994 World Cup he…
Professional Sports as Catalysts for Metropolitan Economic Development
Cities throughout the United States are facing an unprecedented number of threats from the professional sport teams they host to build new playing facilities or lose the franchise. The recent moves of NFL teams from Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Houston to St. Louis, Oakland, Baltimore, and Nashville, respectively, have given currency to these threats. To attract or retain a team, cities are offering staggering financial support and rationalize the…
Stadium Subsidies Make Little Economic Sense for Cities, a Rejoinder
An Analysis of Major League Baseball Attendance, 1969 - 1987
A myriad of issues relating to professional sports require knowledge about the determinants of attendance. As sports expand as a cultural phenomenon, legal battles over franchises, player compensation and rights, and public subsidies for sports stadiums will intensify. While attendance at sporting events plays a crucial role in deciding sports controversies such as these, there is a paucity of theory explaining attendance at professional sporting…
Economic Sanctions against the Union of South Africa
In this paper the authors examine and assess the likely impact of the various types of economic sanctions against South Africa, and go on to identify the actors who can most effectively apply them. From an examination of statistics relating to general and specific trade, investment, they find that South Africa is trade and credit dependent and is thus vulnerable to selective sanctions which can disrupt the most dynamic and advanced sectors of the…
Professional Sports as Catalysts for Metropolitan Economic Development
Cities throughout the United States are facing an unprecedented number of threats from the professional sport teams they host to build new playing facilities or lose the franchise. The recent moves of NFL teams from Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Houston to St. Louis, Oakland, Baltimore, and Nashville, respectively, have given currency to these threats. To attract or retain a team, cities are offering staggering financial support and rationalize the…
The Quest for the Cup
Baade R. A. and Matheson V. A. (2004) The quest for the cup: assessing the economic impact of the World Cup, Reg. Studies 38, 343–354. Hosting the World Cup, the world’s second largest sporting event, is a potentially expensive affair. The co-hosts of the 2002 games, Japan and South Korea, spent a combined US$4 billion building new facilities or refurbishing old facilities in preparation for the event. An ex post analysis of the 1994 World Cup he…
Going for the Gold
In this paper, we explore the costs and benefits of hosting the Olympic Games. On the cost side, there are three major categories: general infrastructure such as transportation and housing to accommodate athletes and fans; specific sports infrastructure required for competition venues; and operational costs, including general administration as well as the opening and closing ceremony and security. Three major categories of benefits also exist: th…
Estimating the Economic Impact of Natural and Social Disasters, with an Application to Hurricane Katrina
This paper examines taxable sales in the Los Angeles and Miami metropolitan areas to find evidence of the short- and long-run effects of the Rodney King riots and Hurricane Andrew on their respective economies. The comparison of these two events shows that the King riots had a long-term negative effect on Los Angeles' economy while Hurricane Andrew had a short-term positive effect on the Miami economy. The paper also applies the contrasting exper…
An Analysis of Major League Baseball Attendance, 1969 - 1987
A myriad of issues relating to professional sports require knowledge about the determinants of attendance. As sports expand as a cultural phenomenon, legal battles over franchises, player compensation and rights, and public subsidies for sports stadiums will intensify. While attendance at sporting events plays a crucial role in deciding sports controversies such as these, there is a paucity of theory explaining attendance at professional sporting…
Race and Riots
When the four police officers who had been videotaped beating motorist Rodney King were found not guilty of criminal acts in 1992, the city of Los Angeles erupted in the worst rioting seen in the US since the 1960s. The loss of life and destruction of property left a significant scar on the city. Time-series analysis indicates that the Rodney King riots not only reduced taxable sales in the city immediately following the unrest, but that this soc…
Big Men on Campus
Baade R. A., Baumann R. W. and Matheson V. A. Big men on campus: estimating the economic impact of college sports on local economies, Regional Studies. College American football and men's basketball are the largest revenue generators in college athletics, and boosters tout the economic benefits of athletic programmes as an incentive for cities to construct new sports facilities at considerable public expense. An analysis of the economic impact of…
Stadium Subsidies Make Little Economic Sense for Cities, a Rejoinder
Economic Sanctions against the Union of South Africa
In this paper the authors examine and assess the likely impact of the various types of economic sanctions against South Africa, and go on to identify the actors who can most effectively apply them. From an examination of statistics relating to general and specific trade, investment, they find that South Africa is trade and credit dependent and is thus vulnerable to selective sanctions which can disrupt the most dynamic and advanced sectors of the…
An Analysis of Major League Baseball Attendance, 1969 - 1987
A myriad of issues relating to professional sports require knowledge about the determinants of attendance. As sports expand as a cultural phenomenon, legal battles over franchises, player compensation and rights, and public subsidies for sports stadiums will intensify. While attendance at sporting events plays a crucial role in deciding sports controversies such as these, there is a paucity of theory explaining attendance at professional sporting…
Professional Sports as Catalysts for Metropolitan Economic Development
Cities throughout the United States are facing an unprecedented number of threats from the professional sport teams they host to build new playing facilities or lose the franchise. The recent moves of NFL teams from Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Houston to St. Louis, Oakland, Baltimore, and Nashville, respectively, have given currency to these threats. To attract or retain a team, cities are offering staggering financial support and rationalize the…
Stadium Subsidies Make Little Economic Sense for Cities, a Rejoinder
Race and Riots
When the four police officers who had been videotaped beating motorist Rodney King were found not guilty of criminal acts in 1992, the city of Los Angeles erupted in the worst rioting seen in the US since the 1960s. The loss of life and destruction of property left a significant scar on the city. Time-series analysis indicates that the Rodney King riots not only reduced taxable sales in the city immediately following the unrest, but that this soc…
The Quest for the Cup
Baade R. A. and Matheson V. A. (2004) The quest for the cup: assessing the economic impact of the World Cup, Reg. Studies 38, 343–354. Hosting the World Cup, the world’s second largest sporting event, is a potentially expensive affair. The co-hosts of the 2002 games, Japan and South Korea, spent a combined US$4 billion building new facilities or refurbishing old facilities in preparation for the event. An ex post analysis of the 1994 World Cup he…
Estimating the Economic Impact of Natural and Social Disasters, with an Application to Hurricane Katrina
This paper examines taxable sales in the Los Angeles and Miami metropolitan areas to find evidence of the short- and long-run effects of the Rodney King riots and Hurricane Andrew on their respective economies. The comparison of these two events shows that the King riots had a long-term negative effect on Los Angeles' economy while Hurricane Andrew had a short-term positive effect on the Miami economy. The paper also applies the contrasting exper…
Big Men on Campus
Baade R. A., Baumann R. W. and Matheson V. A. Big men on campus: estimating the economic impact of college sports on local economies, Regional Studies. College American football and men's basketball are the largest revenue generators in college athletics, and boosters tout the economic benefits of athletic programmes as an incentive for cities to construct new sports facilities at considerable public expense. An analysis of the economic impact of…
Going for the Gold
In this paper, we explore the costs and benefits of hosting the Olympic Games. On the cost side, there are three major categories: general infrastructure such as transportation and housing to accommodate athletes and fans; specific sports infrastructure required for competition venues; and operational costs, including general administration as well as the opening and closing ceremony and security. Three major categories of benefits also exist: th…
Understanding Drivers of Megaevents in Emerging Economies
Emerging economies have hosted sports mega-events with increased frequency. This chapter provides possible motivations for this development, and assesses the extent to which the expected outcomes from hosting have been realized. Outcomes have often fallen short of expectations by a considerable amount, and probable reasons for that shortfall are identified and analyzed. Methods of ensuring that outcomes from hosting more closely align with expect…
Economics (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Sports Analytics and Performance (4 works) · Economic geography (3 works)