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Willingness to Pay for Amateur Sport and Recreation Programs

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Bruce K. Johnson
John C. Whitehead
Daniel S. Mason
Gordon J. Walker

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A Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) survey in Alberta, Canada allows estimation of the household willingness to pay (WTP) for enhancements in the province’s extensive sport and recreation programs. The estimated annual WTP of $18.33 per household for small enhancements in the programs far exceeds the estimated willingness to pay of households in the United States to avoid the loss of major league sports teams, as determined in previous CVM studies. Those opposed to gambling, which helps to fund the Alberta programs, are more likely to favor using income taxes to finance expansions.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics, Appalachian State University in its series Working Papers with number 06-14.

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  1. BK. Johnson & JC. Whitehead, 2000. "Value of public goods from sports stadiums: the CVM approach," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 18(1), pages 48-58, 01. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Dennis Coates & Brad R. Humphreys, 2003. "Professional Sports Facilities, Franchises and Urban Economic Development," UMBC Economics Department Working Papers 03-103, UMBC Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  3. Bruce K. Johnson & Peter A. Groothuis & John C. Whitehead, 2000. "“The Value of Public Goods Generated by a Major League Sports Team: The CVM Approach,”," Working Papers 0014, East Carolina University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  4. Michael Y. Seelig & Julie H. Seelig, 1998. ""Place Your Bets!" On Gambling, Government and Society," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 24(1), pages 91-106, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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