The RG’s Adam Duvernay has the interesting story here. If you’re using these data for a consulting report on the economic impact of Duck football, or to forecast the impact of the IAAF 2021 championships, don’t make the mistake of assuming that this money will stay in Eugene. Rational utility-maximizing homeowners will spend it and more to get the hell out of town, and the economic benefits will accrue to owners of vacation rentals in Bend, Hawaii, or other places far from Autzen and the Field Formerly Known as Hayward.
UO v Nevada (Sept. 6-7): 1,110 guests, $78,500 in host income
UO v Montana (Sept. 13-14): 1,270 guests, $86,100 in host income
UO v Cal (Oct. 4-5): 1,480 guests, $108,000 in host income
UO v Colorado (Oct. 11-12): 1,470 guests, $98,100 in host income
UO v Washington State (Oct. 24-25): 1,520 guests, $99,100 in host income
UO v Arizona (Nov. 15-16): 1,440 guests, $111,000 in host income
UO v Oregon State (Nov. 29-30): estimated 1,360 guests, estimated $105,000 in host income
Duck football games Airbnb rents paid for my sabbatical.
And the olympic trials is paying for a trip to Hawaii.
And the 2021 games will pay for a trip to Europe.
The dude: Yey for you.
Meanwhile the rest of the neighbors of sports arenas and the other rest of us suffer.