J.C. Bradbury
@jcbradbury.com
Economist, Georgian, Gadfly
Stadium Subsidies, Film Incentives, Local Economic Development, Sports Economics
Tariffs bad. Vaccines good.
*If I block you, you deserved it.*
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Stadium Subsidies, Film Incentives, Local Economic Development, Sports Economics
Tariffs bad. Vaccines good.
*If I block you, you deserved it.*
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J.C. Bradbury
@jcbradbury.com
· Nov 6
Cover just dropped. Coming in 2026 from Oxford University Press.
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Trump will leave this nation not only poorer but, in nearly every way, smaller
Canada is the latest country to roll out the welcome mat to highly skilled workers and scientists as the United States restricts immigration and cuts research funding under President Trump.
Canada eyes H-1B workers, top global talent as U.S. limits immigration
The recruitment drive targets the kind of highly skilled foreign workers facing increased scrutiny under the Trump administration’s immigration restrictions.
wapo.st
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump will leave this nation not only poorer but, in nearly every way, smaller
Shout it from the rooftops: STADIUMS HAVE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXTERNALITIES! Economists have long known that stadiums can deter nearby business. Restaurants and bars may benefit, but not much else.
Building Royals stadium in Kansas could cost state 3,500 T-Mobile workers
T-Mobile announced yesterday that it will move its 3,500 workers from its Aspiria Campus office in Overland Park if the Kansas City Royals are allowed to build a stadium next door, saying the site…
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Shout it from the rooftops: STADIUMS HAVE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXTERNALITIES! Economists have long known that stadiums can deter nearby business. Restaurants and bars may benefit, but not much else.
Man, I am going to miss Bill Torpy.
A nod to editors, who catch reporters’ srcewups … and ire
Although sometimes uneasy, the relationship between reporters and those tasked with making stories ‘better’ is an essential one.
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Man, I am going to miss Bill Torpy.
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US host cities facing at least $250m shortfall due to new Fifa deal
Fifa take virtually all WC revenue, and costs supposed to be covered by sponsors
But cities can’t do big deals as, eg, convenience store Wawa cuts across Fifa deal with McDonald’s
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Fifa take virtually all WC revenue, and costs supposed to be covered by sponsors
But cities can’t do big deals as, eg, convenience store Wawa cuts across Fifa deal with McDonald’s
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
The United States federal government may be forced to cover the shortfall caused by a restrictive deal with Fifa
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
US host cities facing at least $250m shortfall due to new Fifa deal
Fifa take virtually all WC revenue, and costs supposed to be covered by sponsors
But cities can’t do big deals as, eg, convenience store Wawa cuts across Fifa deal with McDonald’s
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Fifa take virtually all WC revenue, and costs supposed to be covered by sponsors
But cities can’t do big deals as, eg, convenience store Wawa cuts across Fifa deal with McDonald’s
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
My article with Frank Stephenson examining the effect of Truist Park and The Battery on hotel stays is now published in Tourism Economics. You'll never guess what we find. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My article with Frank Stephenson examining the effect of Truist Park and The Battery on hotel stays is now published in Tourism Economics. You'll never guess what we find. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🎶When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"🎶
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"🎶
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🎶When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"🎶
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"🎶
It's an insult to taxpayers that these types of "studies" are even done. Seriously, just take their tax dollars and leave them alone. No need to give everyone a lecture about why it's for their own good, especially when it's complete bullshit.
This isn't a study, it's a commissioned report that isn't credible analysis of the project's impacts. Done by the consultancy that produced a non-credible report on the Cobb Braves stadium. No peer-reviewed study has ever found a positive fiscal return on a stadium project.
Stadium development study is good step forward, Brewers executive says
The report says up to 25% of AmFam Field's parking lots could be developed into apartments, a hotel, and other new uses totaling around $800 million.
www.jsonline.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It's an insult to taxpayers that these types of "studies" are even done. Seriously, just take their tax dollars and leave them alone. No need to give everyone a lecture about why it's for their own good, especially when it's complete bullshit.
This isn't a study, it's a commissioned report that isn't credible analysis of the project's impacts. Done by the consultancy that produced a non-credible report on the Cobb Braves stadium. No peer-reviewed study has ever found a positive fiscal return on a stadium project.
Stadium development study is good step forward, Brewers executive says
The report says up to 25% of AmFam Field's parking lots could be developed into apartments, a hotel, and other new uses totaling around $800 million.
www.jsonline.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This isn't a study, it's a commissioned report that isn't credible analysis of the project's impacts. Done by the consultancy that produced a non-credible report on the Cobb Braves stadium. No peer-reviewed study has ever found a positive fiscal return on a stadium project.
Pretty cool article by economist Woody Eckard examining parity between the NL and AA in the Fall 2025 edition of the SABR Baseball Research Journal.
Subscribe to the Fall 2025 print edition of the SABR Baseball Research Journal – Society for American Baseball Research
Register now to join us Feb. 27-Mar. 1, in Phoenix, AZ.
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Pretty cool article by economist Woody Eckard examining parity between the NL and AA in the Fall 2025 edition of the SABR Baseball Research Journal.
I mean, why not? What could go wrong?
LVCVA Board Poised To Approve Potential $500,000 Consulting Deal With Jeremy Aguero’s Applied Analysis Through 2030 lvsportsbiz.com/2025/12/07/l...
LVCVA Board Poised To Approve Potential $500,000 Consulting Deal With Jeremy Aguero’s Applied Analysis Through 2030 lvsportsbiz.com/2025/12/07/l...
lvsportsbiz.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I mean, why not? What could go wrong?
LVCVA Board Poised To Approve Potential $500,000 Consulting Deal With Jeremy Aguero’s Applied Analysis Through 2030 lvsportsbiz.com/2025/12/07/l...
LVCVA Board Poised To Approve Potential $500,000 Consulting Deal With Jeremy Aguero’s Applied Analysis Through 2030 lvsportsbiz.com/2025/12/07/l...
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A big omission from this piece is the role of public funding, which has been growing at an increasing rate. When taxpayers pick up a portion of the tab, it lowers the effective price of adding luxury amenities. James Quirk called this "gold-plating."
How the Sports Stadium Went Luxe
Is the race to create ever more lavish spectator offerings in America’s largest venues changing the fan experience?
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A big omission from this piece is the role of public funding, which has been growing at an increasing rate. When taxpayers pick up a portion of the tab, it lowers the effective price of adding luxury amenities. James Quirk called this "gold-plating."
Interesting look at the decline in Las Vegas tourism. Includes a poignant observation about the type of tourist that sports events attract. It's just one observation, but the available evidence suggests that it doesn't seem to be a winning strategy. buff.ly/6xzKArf
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Interesting look at the decline in Las Vegas tourism. Includes a poignant observation about the type of tourist that sports events attract. It's just one observation, but the available evidence suggests that it doesn't seem to be a winning strategy. buff.ly/6xzKArf
Professional sports don't have selection committees.
It won't work for other US pro sports, but college football should go to a promotion-relegation model.
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Professional sports don't have selection committees.
A big omission from this piece is the role of public funding, which has been growing at an increasing rate. When taxpayers pick up a portion of the tab, it lowers the effective price of adding luxury amenities. James Quirk called this "gold-plating."
How the Sports Stadium Went Luxe
Is the race to create ever more lavish spectator offerings in America’s largest venues changing the fan experience?
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A big omission from this piece is the role of public funding, which has been growing at an increasing rate. When taxpayers pick up a portion of the tab, it lowers the effective price of adding luxury amenities. James Quirk called this "gold-plating."
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I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
www.thecut.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
It won't work for other US pro sports, but college football should go to a promotion-relegation model.
December 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It won't work for other US pro sports, but college football should go to a promotion-relegation model.
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She voted for hepatitis?
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
She voted for hepatitis?
Or IKEA could sell it directly to Arthur Blank. I'm not seeing a reason to involve Marietta taxpayers. www.mdjonline.com/news/local/m...
Marietta considers buyback of IKEA property amid pro women’s soccer speculation
The city of Marietta is considering buying back a vacant lot it previously sold to IKEA, potentially paving the way for its use as a pro women’s soccer training facility.
www.mdjonline.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Or IKEA could sell it directly to Arthur Blank. I'm not seeing a reason to involve Marietta taxpayers. www.mdjonline.com/news/local/m...
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This is the official Atlanta World Cup city guide. Restaurants, travel hacks, and a booming soccer culture.
But as I wrote it, I realized it was like my love letter to the city I’ve called home since 2010.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
But as I wrote it, I realized it was like my love letter to the city I’ve called home since 2010.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Atlanta World Cup 2026 guide: What to do, eat and see
Everything you need to know as the city prepares to host World Cup games, from its sporting history to the best places to eat and drink
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is the official Atlanta World Cup city guide. Restaurants, travel hacks, and a booming soccer culture.
But as I wrote it, I realized it was like my love letter to the city I’ve called home since 2010.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
But as I wrote it, I realized it was like my love letter to the city I’ve called home since 2010.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
The claim that data centers provide jobs and tax revenue is not supported by any evidence that I have seen. There is no need to report it because a motivated party asserts it. We need data centers, but they don't need subsidies, and there are negative externalities. www.ajc.com/business/202...
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The claim that data centers provide jobs and tax revenue is not supported by any evidence that I have seen. There is no need to report it because a motivated party asserts it. We need data centers, but they don't need subsidies, and there are negative externalities. www.ajc.com/business/202...
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Ahead of today’s World Cup draw, articles in Italy’s La Repubblica & Spain’s El País on how there may be immigration raids at games & people who posted a social media message that Trump administration didn’t like could face deportation.
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
elpais.com/us/migracion...
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
elpais.com/us/migracion...
Agenti anti immigrazione negli stadi e visti blindati: negli Usa mondiali di calcio da regime
Il capo della task force della Casa Bianca: ingressi vietati ai tifosi di Iran e Haiti e controlli negli stadi a caccia di clandestini
www.repubblica.it
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ahead of today’s World Cup draw, articles in Italy’s La Repubblica & Spain’s El País on how there may be immigration raids at games & people who posted a social media message that Trump administration didn’t like could face deportation.
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
elpais.com/us/migracion...
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
elpais.com/us/migracion...
Give me a fucking break. Where is the team going to go? Why is it the job of Vancouver/BC taxpayers to build a private team a stadium so the MLS can earn more revenue. Stop. This is nothing more than posturing for subsidies. www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
Whitecaps prep for MLS Cup not knowing where – or if – they’ll have a future home in Vancouver
Vancouver may be the best story in MLS this season, and it's all happening with the club for sale and its future wholly unclear
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Give me a fucking break. Where is the team going to go? Why is it the job of Vancouver/BC taxpayers to build a private team a stadium so the MLS can earn more revenue. Stop. This is nothing more than posturing for subsidies. www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
I'm sorry, but what does it take to stop reporting obviously insincere bullshit as a realistic expectation? McGuirk has been saying the Braves will have a top-five payroll for years. www.ajc.com/sports/2025/...
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm sorry, but what does it take to stop reporting obviously insincere bullshit as a realistic expectation? McGuirk has been saying the Braves will have a top-five payroll for years. www.ajc.com/sports/2025/...