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Dennis Coates, Economics, in The New York Times and Newsday
The Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved a $229 million bid by Forest City Ratner to restore and update the Nassau Coliseum on Monday. Naussau County voters turned down a plan to borrow...
Posted: September 24, 2013, 7:16 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, in The Baltimore Sun
The U.S. Olympic Committee is expected to decide on a site to propose for the 2024 Summer Games in September 2015. Under the plans DC 2024 — the group exploring a Washington, D.C. bid —...
Posted: September 3, 2013, 8:55 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, on Press Box Online and SB Nation
As Baltimore anticipates the start of the 2013 Grand Prix, a well-known 2011 economic impact analysis by UMBC economics professor Dennis Coates is again making news. The Press Box Online article...
Posted: August 23, 2013, 2:46 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Baltimore Sun and Wall Street Journal
Towson University’s new Tiger Arena opens tonight. The arena cost $70 million, funded through $20 million in Towson’s reserve funds, combined with bonds paid back through a student fee set aside...
Posted: June 19, 2013, 6:08 PM
Scott Farrow, Economics, Publishes “Principles and Standards for Benefit-Cost Analysis”
Economics professor Scott Farrow is co-author and co-editor, with Richard Zerbe, Jr., of the new book, Principles and Standards for Benefit-Cost Analysis (Edward Elgar Publishing 2013). The book...
Posted: May 14, 2013, 9:07 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, on NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago’s politics blog “The Ward Room” recently posted an opinion piece affirming Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision to refuse to provide public money for a $500 million renovation of Wrigley...
Posted: April 22, 2013, 7:09 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Tampa Bay Times
“How much do the Tampa Bay Rays boost their local economy?” asks the Tampa Bay Times. In arguments for building a new stadium, St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster estimates the team’s local economic...
Posted: April 2, 2013, 2:50 PM
T.H. Gindling, Economics, and Marvin Mandell, Public Policy, in Governing Magazine
A new Governing magazine article examines a recent study by UMBC professors T.H. Gindling (economics) and Marvin Mandell (public policy) on the economic impact of Maryland’s Dream Act, which...
Posted: March 8, 2013, 8:18 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Baltimore Sun
Following the Ravens’ Super Bowl win, the team will increase ticket prices at M&T Bank Stadium, reports the Baltimore Sun. Season ticket holders will see an average price increase of 10%, plus...
Posted: February 20, 2013, 7:20 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, in Bloomberg Businessweek
A new Bloomberg Businessweek article sheds light on tax subsidies that benefit college athletic programs, including hundreds of millions in funding for stadium construction and sports departments’...
Posted: January 2, 2013, 9:11 PM
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