Economic impact of stadiums and teams: The case of minor-league baseball
2011 study from the University of San Francisco in the Journal of Sports Economics on the effects of lowever-level baseball teams on community per-capita incomes.
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Beyond the classroom: Using Title IX to measure the return to high school sports
2010 paper by the University of Michigan for the National Bureau of Economic Research examining the effect in later life of girls’ participation in sports.
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Non-communicable health risks during mass gatherings
A 2012 metastudy published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on risks associated with large public events such as stress-related cardiac episodes, heatstroke and stampedes.
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Exercise, physical activity and exertion over the business cycle
2011 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effects of unemployment on peoples’ level of physical activity.
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Psychological balance in high-level athletes: Gender-based differences and sport-specific patterns
2011 study in PLoS ONE on rates of psychological problems among athletes by the sport practiced and gender.
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Brain injury risks for high school football players
2010 study in Journal of Neurotrauma on effects of head impacts for a high school football team during one season.
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Football helmet testing and safety standards
2010 study in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering based on Dartmouth College data on limits of football helmet testing methods.
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How to curb sports teams’ demands for free public stadiums
2008 Barry Law School paper looking at the relationship between stadiums and local economic activity and strategies for responding to teams’ demands..
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After-school programs’ potential and achievement
2008 review by the Harvard Family Research Project of available research on the relative benefits and required factors for success of after-school programs.
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