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I wrote a grad paper (MPA student) on this topic a few semesters ago. There were a couple of really good sources I used and I'll post them when I get the chance. One was a book/blog by the author, and the other was a meta-study.
Edit: Here they are:
> Field of Schemes by Neil deMause & Joanna Cagan
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> "Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies
> for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and
> Mega-Events?" by Dennis Coates & Brad R. Humphreys
John Oliver's piece on stadiums is also a good watch.
Find me a study that suggest otherwise? But for now I will just leave these here....
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
https://www.stlouisfed.org/Publications/Regional-Economist/April-2001/Should-Cities-Pay-for-Sports-Facilities
Stanford department of Economics
http://news.stanford.edu/2015/07/30/stadium-economics-noll-073015/
The Brookings Institute:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/sports-jobs-taxes-are-new-stadiums-worth-the-cost/
Urban Planning at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design
https://www.amazon.com/Public-Private-Partnerships-Facilities-Routledge-Management/dp/0415806933
Lake Forest department of Economics
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2257.1990.tb00513.x/abstract
It truly is one of the least controversial things in economics.
Here are two books:
https://www.amazon.com/Public-Dollars-Private-Stadiums-Building/dp/0813533430
https://www.amazon.com/Field-Schemes-Stadium-Swindle-Expanded/dp/0803260164/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=28RY3QNDND8H7927BFB2
They can't leave quick enough. I'm not a fan of publicly supporting stadiums and their owner's personal wealth.
worth a read.
http://www.amazon.com/Public-Dollars-Private-Stadiums-Building/dp/0813533430/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y
http://www.amazon.com/Field-Schemes-Stadium-Swindle-Expanded/dp/0803260164/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1
Yeah, according to pretty much every urban planner and economist, stadiums SEEM to be horrible public investments. But I guess a some kid in college knows best. It's quite well documented:
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/05/139018592/the-nation-stop-the-subsidy-sucking-sports-stadiums
http://www.amazon.com/Field-Schemes-Stadium-Swindle-Expanded/dp/0803260164
If stadiums attracted businesses (as you say) then the area around the Joe would be an awesome neighborhood full of business, which it's pretty much never been. No one moves to a city because of a stadium. They move there because of good transportation, infrastructure, schools, low crime and twenty other reasons before a stadium (which you already have, mind you).
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