Abstract
Three Minor League Baseball leagues across the Southeastern United States are studied in order to determine what drives fan attendance. Individual game attendance and game characteristics are examined for three leagues located in the American southeast, the Florida State League, the Southern League, and the South Atlantic League. Despite the three leagues encompassing different levels of play (from A to AA), the determinants of attendance are similar across leagues. Factors affecting attendance such as winning percentage, weather conditions, local income and population, and individual game promotions, such as fireworks, are explored.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 150-163 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Economics and Finance |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Baseball
- Forecasting Attendance
- Promotions
- Scoring
- Team Performance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics