Ballpark estimates: Impact of the 1994 baseball strike on the Pennsylvania economy

David L. Passmore; Cynthia Pellock; Guoquing Wang

doi:10.1177/019372396020002004

Ballpark estimates: Impact of the 1994 baseball strike on the Pennsylvania economy

David L. Passmore, Cynthia Pellock, Guoquing Wang

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This article examines the effects of foregone gate revenues and reduced visitor days as a result of the 1994 major league baseball strike on Pennsylvania jobs, business activity, and income. The authors use a macroeconomic model of the Pennsylvania economy to estimate that the strike probably had negligible net impacts on the Pennsylvania economy. These findings contradict the popular view that the strike had serious aggregate economic consequences and emphasize that commercial sports activity comprise only a minor share of regional economies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	161-172
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Sport and Social Issues
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/019372396020002004
State	Published - 1996

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