Brad R. Humphreys

West Virginia University - Department of Economics

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Morgantown, WV 26506

United States

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1.

The Growth Effects of Sport Franchises, Stadia and Arenas

UMBC Dept. of Economics Working Paper #97-02
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Sep 1997
Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys
University of Maryland, Baltimore County and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Professional Sporting Events Increase Seasonal Influenza Mortality in US Cities

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
Alexander Cardazzi, Brad R. Humphreys, Jane E. Ruseski, Brian Soebbing and Nicholas Watanabe
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University, University of Alberta-Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation and University of South Carolina
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influenza mortality, sporting events, health policy

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Match Fixing and Sports Betting in Football: Empirical Evidence from the German Bundesliga

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Feb 2017
Christian Deutscher, Eugen Dimant and Brad R. Humphreys
Bielefeld University, University of Pennsylvania and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Corruption, Betting Exchange, Football, Referee Bias

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The Effect of Superstar Players on Game Attendance: Evidence from the NBA

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Aug 2017
Brad R. Humphreys and Candon Johnson
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Superstar Effect, Attendance Demand, Censored Normal Estimator

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Strip Clubs, 'Secondary Effects', and Residential Property Prices

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Jul 2016
Taggert J Brooks, Brad R. Humphreys and Adam Nowak
University of Wisconsin - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
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Sexually oriented business, secondary effects doctrine, repeat sales regression model

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An Overview of Sports Betting Regulation in the United States

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Nov 2017
Brad R. Humphreys
West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Sports Betting, PASPA, UIEGA

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Input and Output Inventories

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston WP 97-7
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Mar 1998
Brad R. Humphreys, Louis J. Maccini and Scott D. Schuh
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University - Department of Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department
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Monopsony Exploitation in Professional Sport: Evidence from Major League Baseball Position Players, 2000-2011

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Brad R. Humphreys and Hyunwoong Pyun
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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monoposony salary exploitation, Major League Baseball, marginal revenue product

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Physical Activity, Present Bias, and Habit Formation: Theory and Evidence from Longitudinal Data

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Aug 2015
Brad R. Humphreys, Jane E. Ruseski and Li Zhou
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University and University of Alberta - Department of Economics
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present-bias, physical activity, habit formation, habit decay, projection bias

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Does Crime Pay? The Effect of Off-Field Behavior on Player Salaries In the National Football League

Fox School of Business Research Paper 16-005
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2016
Brad R. Humphreys, Rob W. Simmons and Brian Soebbing
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, Lancaster University and University of Alberta-Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
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arrest, earnings, National Football League

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Are Public and Private Enforcement Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from High Frequency NHL Data

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2017
Gregory J. DeAngelo, Brad R. Humphreys and Imke Reimers
Claremont Colleges - Claremont Graduate University, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Northeastern University - Department of Economics
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deterrence; public and private law enforcement; community enforcement

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Professional Sports Events, Concerts, and Urban Place Based Policy: Evidence from the Staples Center

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Nov 2017
Yulia Chikish, Brad R. Humphreys, Crocker Herbert Liu and Adam Nowak
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics, Cornell University - School of Hotel Administration and West Virginia University
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place based policy, hotel operating performance, professional sports

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Cultural Superstitions and Residential Real Estate Prices: Transaction-Level Evidence from the US Housing Market

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Dec 2016
Brad R. Humphreys, Adam Nowak and Yang Zhou
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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superstition, property value, supervised learning, hedonic price model

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Do New Sports Facilities Attract New Businesses?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 02 Aug 2015
Kaitlyn Harger, Brad R. Humphreys and Amanda Ross
West Virginia University, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration
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new sports facility, difference-in-differences model, firm level data

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The Spatial Distribution of Urban Consumer Service Firms: Evidence from Yelp Reviews

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Feb 2018
Brad R. Humphreys and Josh Matti
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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localization, consumer services, consumer city, k-density function, spatial concentration

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The Impact of Big-Time Sports on University Academic Outcomes: Evidence from NCAA Conference Changes

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Nov 2019
Brad R. Humphreys and Patrick Reilly
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Skidmore College - Department of Economics
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educational economics, resource allocation, state and federal aid, advertising effect, intercollegiate athletics

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Sports Arenas, Teams and Property Values: Temporary and Permanent Shocks to Local Amenity Flows

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Oct 2018
Yulia Chikish, Brad R. Humphreys and Adam Nowak
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
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Repeat Sales Regression, Property Values, Professional Sports, Local Amenities

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Professional Sporting Events and Traffic: Evidence from US Cities

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Mar 2017
Brad R. Humphreys and Hyunwoong Pyun
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Transportation, Traffic Congestion, Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Major League Baseball

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Contest Incentives, Effort Levels and Betting Markets in European Football

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Arne Feddersen, Brad R. Humphreys and Brian Soebbing
University of Southern Denmark - Department of Environmental and Business Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and University of Alberta-Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
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tournament theory, sports betting, football

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Loss Aversion, Upset Preference, and Sports Television Viewing Audience Size

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2017
Brad R. Humphreys and Levi Perez
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Universidad de Oviedo
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Loss Aversion, Upset Preference, Consumer Decisions, Television Audience, Football

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Are Fair Weather Fans Affected by Weather? Rainfall, Habit Formation and Live Game Attendance

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 09 Aug 2017
Qi Ge, Brad R. Humphreys and Kun Zhou
Vassar College - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Skidmore College - Department of Economics
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Habit Formation, Rainfall, Attendance

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Labor Market Discrimination and Capital Investment: The Effects of Fan Discrimination on Stadium Investment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4551
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Orn B. Bodvarsson and Brad R. Humphreys
Saint Cloud State University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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racial discrimination, capital stock, complementarity, stadium financing

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Blaming The Ref: Understanding the Effect of Unexpected Emotional Cues on Family Violence

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Oct 2020
Alexander Cardazzi, Brad R. Humphreys, Bryan C. McCannon and Zachary Rodriguez
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - College of Business & Economics and West Virginia University
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Domestic violence, job performance, emotional cues

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Outcome Uncertainty, Fan Travel, and Aggregate Attendance

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Outcome Uncertainty, Fan Travel, and Aggregate Attendance

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 28 Dec 2016
Brad R. Humphreys and Thomas J. Miceli
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and University of Connecticut - Department of Economics
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outcome uncertainty, game attendance, aggregation, travel

Outcome Uncertainty, Fan Travel, and Aggregate Attendance

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 58, Issue 1, pp. 462-473, 2020
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 May 2020
Brad R. Humphreys and Thomas J. Miceli
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and University of Connecticut - Department of Economics
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Out of the Outhouse: The Impact of Place-Based Policies on Dwelling Characteristics in Appalachia

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Apr 2017
Daniel Grossman, Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
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Appalachian Region, place-based policy, infrastructure investment

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Geographic Determinants of Infant Health: The Impact of Sports Facility Construction Projects

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Oct 2019
Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
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birth weight, sports subsidy, opportunity cost, airborne particulate matter, exact matching estimation

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Localization Economies and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Football Teams in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Aug 2020
Brad R. Humphreys and Amir B. Ferreira Neto
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Florida Gulf Coast University
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Agglomeration, Urbanization, Localization, Sports League Outcomes, Elo Rankings

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Participation in Physical Activity and Government Spending on Parks and Recreation

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 538-552, October 2007
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 04 Nov 2007
Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
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The ‘Who and Why’ of Lottery: Empirical Highlights from the Seminal Economic Literature

Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 27, Issue 5, pp. 915-940, 2013
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Oct 2013
Levi Perez and Brad R. Humphreys
Universidad de Oviedo and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Effective price, Jackpot, Bettors’ preferences, Lottery, Regressive tax

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Do Gamblers Think that Teams Tank? Evidence from the NBA

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 31, Issue 2, pp. 301-313, 2013
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 26 Feb 2013
Brian Soebbing and Brad R. Humphreys
University of Alberta-Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Sentiment Bias and Asset Prices: Evidence from Sports Betting Markets and Social Media

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 55, Issue 2, pp. 1119-1129, 2017
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 14 May 2020
Arne Feddersen, Brad R. Humphreys and Brian Soebbing
University of Southern Denmark - Department of Environmental and Business Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and University of Alberta-Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
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Labor Market Discrimination and Capital: The Effects of Fan Discrimination on Stadium and Arena Construction

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 31, Issue 3, pp. 604-617, 2013
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 07 May 2013
Orn B. Bodvarsson and Brad R. Humphreys
Saint Cloud State University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Strip Clubs, “Secondary Effects” and Residential Property Prices

Real Estate Economics, Vol. 48, Issue 3, pp. 850-885, 2020
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Sep 2020
Taggert J Brooks, Brad R. Humphreys and Adam Nowak
University of Wisconsin - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
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Sports‐Led Tourism, Spatial Displacement, and Hotel Demand

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 57, Issue 4, pp. 1859-1878, 2019
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 14 May 2020
Yulia Chikish, Brad R. Humphreys, Crocker Herbert Liu and Adam Nowak
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, West Virginia University - Department of Economics, Cornell University - School of Hotel Administration and West Virginia University
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Out of the Outhouse: The Impact of Place‐Based Policies on Dwelling Characteristics in Appalachia

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 59, Issue 1, pp. 5-28, 2019
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Jan 2019
Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
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Appalachian region, infrastructure investment, place‐based policy

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Professional Sporting Events and Traffic: Evidence from U.S. Cities

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 58, Issue 5, pp. 869-886, 2018
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Nov 2018
Brad R. Humphreys and Hyunwoong Pyun
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Major League Baseball, traffic congestion, transportation, vehicle‐miles traveled

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New Sports Facilities and Residential Housing Markets

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 54, Issue 4, pp. 629-663, 2014
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Sep 2014
Haifang Huang and Brad R. Humphreys
University of Alberta - Department of Economics and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
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Reference‐Dependent Preferences, Loss Aversion, and Live Game Attendance

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 52, Issue 3, pp. 959-973, 2014
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 May 2014
Dennis Coates, Brad R. Humphreys and Li Zhou
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and University of Alberta - Department of Economics
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Nonprofit Decision Making and Social Regulation: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Title Ix

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 43, Issue 3, November 2000
Posted: 10 Jul 2001
Kathleen A. Carroll and Brad R. Humphreys
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) - Department of Economics and West Virginia University - Department of Economics

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Nonprofit, Regulation, Managerial decision making, Gender equity

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The Stadium Gambit and Local Economic Development

Posted: 16 Aug 2000
Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys
University of Maryland, Baltimore County and West Virginia University - Department of Economics

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