ASSIGNMENT+22,+3.15.10

READ "HOW MUCH IS A SPORTS TEAM WORTH TO YOU"? IN WSJ CLASSROOM EDITION PAGE 6 OR ACCESS AT DELICIOUS.COM/KATHY39420.

CAN YOU PLACE A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A SPORTS FAN? IT MIGHT SEEM SILLY TO PUT A VALUE ON FEELINGS. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO TEAMS, WHO WANT TAXPAYERS TO HELP THEM PAY FOR NEW STADIUMS, TO KNOW THEIR VALUE IN THE COMMUNITY.

1. WHAT HAVE STUDIES SHOWN ABOUT SPORTS FACILITIES AS ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS?

2 WHY ARE SOME ECONOMISTS SKEPTICAL OF THE FINDINGS OF AJU FENN AND JOHN CROOKER?

3. EXPLAIN HOW FENN AND CROOKER ARRIVED AT THE "WELFARE VALUE" FIGURE OF $530.65.

4. HOW WAS TARGET FIELD, THE NEW HOME OF THE MINNESOTA TWINS, PAID FOR?