Economics of MLB Ballparks
February 18, 2012 by Frank P. Jozsa Jr. · 5 Comments
Several sources in the literature provide general and specific economic and financial data and basic sport statistics about each current and former Major League Baseball Ballpark (MLBB). These sources, as a group, include academic studies, articles in books, journals, magazines and newspapers, industry reports, and websites. With respect to MLBBs, authors focus on and analyze [...]
MLB Fan Cost Index
January 29, 2012 by Frank P. Jozsa Jr. · 1 Comment
Besides Major League Baseball (MLB) teams’ market population, popularity and win-loss record, their attendances at home games depend on such factors as prices of tickets and other Items while at the ballpark. This information initially appeared in 1994 when a company named Team Marketing Report (TMR) published a Fan Cost Index (FCI) for the 1993 [...]
The Business of Baseball
January 23, 2012 by Frank P. Jozsa Jr. · Leave a Comment
Such current, popular, and reputable publications as Business Week, Forbes and Fortune, and the former Financial World contain annual financial data and other information about Major League Baseball (MLB) and the league’s franchises. Based partly on what these magazines published on professional sports, there are economists and various organizations that research and perform studies, and [...]
