Subsidized Monopolists and Product Prices: The Case of Major League Baseball
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In this paper, I analyze the setting of ticket prices when teams receive subsidization from the public. I model teams as entertainment providers, where entertainment is generated by selling wins and amenities. I argue that subsidization of teams generally comes from subsidizing the amenities in and surrounding the teams’ stadiums. Subsidization of the amenities lowers the marginal cost of providing them to fans and should drive ticket prices lower. The empirical analysis suggests that this is the case. The average team playing in a 5 year old public stadium charges a ticket price that is 40 cents less than the same team playing in a private stadium of the same age.
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