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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
Majority? Which studies have suggested otherwise?
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Usually site specific ones commissioned for the purpose of persuasion. However, the authors do have professional reputations to support, so while they seek to establish a point, they can't be, you know, false.
http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl...ull-021511.pdf
However there are some independent studies suggesting such investments are good for municipalities:
http://pwm.sagepub.com/content/7/2/98
Rosentraub, 2010 Rosentraub, M.S. (2010). Major league winners: Using sports and cultural centers as tools for economic development. Boca Raton, FL: Routledge.
; Santo, 2005 Santo, C.A. (2005). The economic impact of sports stadiums: Recasting the analysis in context. Journal of Urban Affairs, 27(2), 177–192.
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...BDBAF5C.f01t02