Policy Briefs

Overhyped Economic Impact of Playoff Games Taxpayers Need to Hold On to Their Wallets A Reality Check for the Penguins Attendance Woes Get Worse Will the Pirates' Rebuilding Ever Stop? One-Armed Bandits As A Cure-All Cross-Checking the Penguins The Thrill is Gone The Stadiums That Didn't Save Pittsburgh Taxpayers Thrown A Curve Penguins Arena Funding--Back to the Drawing Board Financing a New Penguins Arena Playoff Hoopla: A Tale of Two Cities Pittsburgh's Stadium Saga: More Byzantine Than Ever These Naysayers Wish to Renew Their Offensive Baseball Stadiums: A Tale of Three Cities A New Home for the Penguins? Let's Finance It Privately! Ballparks a Boon to the Burgh? Doubtful

Sports Facilities

Hardcopies of all reports can be obtained by contacting the Allegheny Institute. Private Financing for a New Penguins Arena: Report # 02-08 Available Online Alternative Plan for Pittsburgh Stadiums: Report # 99-19 Available Online Private Stadium Financing Sources: Options for the Pirates and Steelers: Report # 98-02 Public-Private Promises #1 - Three Rivers Stadium: Report # 96-14 Field of Bad Dreams: An Analysis of the Forbes Field II Task Force Report: Report # 96-13 Public vs. Private: Stadium Operation, Financing and Development: Report # 95-09 Taxpayer Impact of the Pirates Sale: Report # 95-02 Economic Impact of the Pirates: Report # 95-01