John Charles Bradbury

Kennesaw State University

Dept. of Economics, Finance, and Quant. Analysis

560 Parliament Garden Way NW

Kennesaw, GA 30144

United States

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1.

The Impact of Professional Sports Franchises and Venues on Local Economies: A Comprehensive Survey

Journal of Economic Surveys, forthcoming
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 03 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022
John Charles Bradbury, Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys
Kennesaw State University, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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sports subsidies, stadiums, arenas, professional sports teams, economic development

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Public Policy Toward Professional Sports Stadiums: A Review

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, forthcoming
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 31 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2023
John Charles Bradbury, Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys
Kennesaw State University, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Sports subsidies, stadiums, arenas, professional sports teams, economic development

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Film Tax Credits and the Economic Impact of the Film Industry on Georgia’s Economy

Bagwell Center Policy Brief, July 2019
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Feb 2020
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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Film Tax Credits, Movie Production Incentives, Georgia Film Industry, Economic Impact

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Sports Stadiums and Local Economic Activity: Evidence from Sales Tax Collections

Journal of Urban Affairs, forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2022
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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local economic development, sports stadiums, sales tax revenue, economic impact, synthetic control method

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Do Movie Production Incentives Generate Economic Development?

Contemporary Economic Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2019
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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Economic Development Policy, Tax Incentives, Tax Credits, Film Industry, Movie Production Incentives

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Estimating the Fiscal Impact of Stadium Developments: Evaluating a Pro Forma Model

Public Finance Review, forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 May 2023 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2023
Robert Baumann and John Charles Bradbury
College of the Holy Cross and Kennesaw State University
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local economic development, economic impact, sports stadiums

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Determinants of Attendance in Major League Soccer

Journal of Sport Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 22 May 2019
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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soccer, attendance, consumer demand for sports, novelty effect

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What Explains Labor's Declining Share of Revenue in Major League Baseball?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2019
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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Labor's share, collective bargaining, baseball

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The Impact of Sports Stadiums on Localized Commercial Activity: Evidence from a Business Improvement District

Journal of Regional Science (2022), 62(1): 194-217.
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2022
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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Economic Development, Property Values, Sports Stadiums, Business Improvement Districts, Synthetic Control Method

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Can Movie Production Incentives Grow the Economy? Evidence from Georgia and North Carolina

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 Aug 2019
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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economic development policy, tax incentives, tax credits, film industry, movie production incentives, synthetic control method

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Full Cost of Attendance Scholarships and College Choice: Evidence from NCAA Football

Journal of Sports Economics, 2018, Vol. 19(7) 977-989.
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2018
John Charles Bradbury and Joshua Pitts
Kennesaw State University and Kennesaw State University
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scholarships, higher education, student-athletes, NCAA, financial aid, competition

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Financial Returns in Major League Soccer

Journal of Sports Economics, forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 19 May 2021
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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soccer, professional sports leagues, consumer demand for sports, novelty effect, revenue sharing

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Revisiting the Novelty Effect From New Stadiums: An Event Study Approach

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 May 2023 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2024
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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novelty effect, professional sports, stadium subsidies, consumer demand for sports

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A Comment on Georgia Department of Economic Development Report: ‘The Economic Impact of the Film Industry in Georgia’

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 24 Feb 2020
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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Film Tax Credits, Movie Production Incentives, Georgia Film Industry, Economic Impact

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Does Hosting a Professional Sports Team Benefit the Local Community? Evidence From Property Assessments

Economics of Governance, forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 May 2021 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2022
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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property values, sports stadiums, local economic development, social benefits, property taxes, synthetic control method

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Reply to Zimbalist: 'Report on the Fiscal Impact of Truist Park and the Battery'

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Aug 2022
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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sports stadiums, economic impact

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A Comment on Effects of Economic Incentives in the American Film Industry: An Ecological Approach

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Jan 2020
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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incentives, film industry, economic development

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Monitoring and Employee Shirking: Evidence from MLB Umpires

Journal of Sports Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2018
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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Principal-Agent Problem, Monitoring, Sportometrics

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Searching for Illicit Behavior through Changes in Productivity: The Case of Roger Clemens and Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Jan 2017
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Crime, Illicit Behavior

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Determinants of Revenue in Sports Leagues: An Empirical Assessment

Economic Inquiry, 2019, 57: 121-140
Posted: 08 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2018
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University

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sports markets, diminishing returns, increasing returns, winning, competitive balance, revenue sharing

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Hired to Be Fired: The Publicity Value of Managers

Bradbury, J. C. (2016) Hired to be Fired: The Publicity Value of Managers. Manage. Decis. Econ., doi: 10.1002/mde.2834.
Posted: 10 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2018
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University

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managers, signaling, baseball

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Monopsony and Competition: The Impact of Rival Leagues on Player Salaries During the Early Days of Baseball

Explorations in Economic History, Forthcoming, DOI: org/10.1016/j.eeh.2017.01.002
Posted: 02 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2017
John Charles Bradbury
Kennesaw State University

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monopsony, marginal revenue product, baseball, competition