COVID-19-related jock tax revenue losses in US states
The rise of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus led to the postponement, and possible cancellation, of the remainder of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2019–20 season. Major League Baseball's (MLB) (2020 season) and the National Football League's (NFL) (2020–21) seasons may be...
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doaj-3d48e61ebfed48ea94c8a385fbd117df2021-01-04T18:22:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupRegional Studies, Regional Science2168-13762020-01-017142843010.1080/21681376.2020.18209011820901COVID-19-related jock tax revenue losses in US statesDouglas Belleville0Richard J. Cebula1G. Jason Jolley2Clara Bone3Ohio State University, OH, USA; and Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityOhio UniversityOhio UniversityThe rise of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus led to the postponement, and possible cancellation, of the remainder of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2019–20 season. Major League Baseball's (MLB) (2020 season) and the National Football League's (NFL) (2020–21) seasons may be cancelled too. This empirical note estimates the loss of jock tax revenue to US states and the District of Columbia as a result of the potential cancellations of the remainder of the NBA and the entire MLB and NFL seasons, respectively. It finds that US states (along with the District of Columbia) stand to lose a combined nearly US$307 million in jock tax collections if the MLB and NFL seasons are cancelled and the suspended NBA regular season games are not made up due to the COVID-19 crisis. To our knowledge, this study provides the first state-by-state calculation of jock tax collections at the state/non-federal jurisdictional level.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2020.1820901jock taxcovid-19national basketball association (nba)major league baseballnational football league (nfl) |
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COVID-19-related jock tax revenue losses in US states |
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COVID-19-related jock tax revenue losses in US states |
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COVID-19-related jock tax revenue losses in US states |
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Taylor & Francis Group |
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Regional Studies, Regional Science |
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2020-01-01 |
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The rise of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus led to the postponement, and possible cancellation, of the remainder of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2019–20 season. Major League Baseball's (MLB) (2020 season) and the National Football League's (NFL) (2020–21) seasons may be cancelled too. This empirical note estimates the loss of jock tax revenue to US states and the District of Columbia as a result of the potential cancellations of the remainder of the NBA and the entire MLB and NFL seasons, respectively. It finds that US states (along with the District of Columbia) stand to lose a combined nearly US$307 million in jock tax collections if the MLB and NFL seasons are cancelled and the suspended NBA regular season games are not made up due to the COVID-19 crisis. To our knowledge, this study provides the first state-by-state calculation of jock tax collections at the state/non-federal jurisdictional level. |
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jock tax covid-19 national basketball association (nba) major league baseball national football league (nfl) |
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