The value of public goods generated by a major league sports team: the CVM approach.
The value of public goods generated by a major league sports team: the CVM approach.
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DOI：
10.1177/152700250100200102
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发表时间：
2001-01-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Whitehead, J. C.
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作者：
Johnson, B. K.;Groothuis, P. A.;Whitehead, J. C.
本文报告了应用条件价值评估法来衡量一个职业运动队，国家曲棍球联盟（美国）的匹兹堡企鹅队所产生的公共产品的价值。数据和分析表明，一个大联盟的运动队可以产生广泛消费的公共产品，如公民自豪感和社区精神，这些公共产品的价值可能是巨大的。一项针对匹兹堡900名居民的调查询问了受访者对匹兹堡曲棍球的消费情况。问题是他们每个赛季在公民竞技场参加多少场比赛，以及他们在电视上看多少场比赛。这项调查询问了他们在曲棍球赛季中阅读和讨论企鹅队的频率，并指出如果企鹅队离开该地区，宾夕法尼亚州西部的生活质量将如何变化。共收到226份有效答复。72%的受访者声称自己是企鹅队的球迷，40%的人参加比赛，体育为公民生活提供了一个统一的元素，这一说法当然是可信的。然而，本文的结果对政府资助体育场馆和竞技场的普遍做法提出了质疑，因为纳税人承担的成本似乎超过了获得的收益。
This article reports an application of the contingent valuation method to measure the value of public goods generated by a professional sports team, the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (USA). The data and analysis indicate that a major league sports team can produce widely consumed public goods such as civic pride and community spirit and that the value of those public goods may be substantial. A survey distributed to 900 residents of Pittsburgh asked respondents about their consumption of Pittsburgh hockey. Questions asked how many games they attend each season at Civic Arena, and how many they watch on television. The survey asked how often they read about and discuss the Pengiuns during the hockey season, and to indiate how the quality of life in western Pennsylvania would change if the Pengiuns left the area. In all, 226 valid responses were received. With 72% of respondents declaring themselves as Penguins fans, and 40% attend games, the claims that sports provide a unifying element to civic life is certainly plausible. However, the results of this article call into question the widespread practice of government funding of sports stadiums and arenas because it appears that the costs borne by taxpayers exceed the benefits received.