DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS
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Editor Sean P. Salter Middle Tennessee State University Jennings A. Jones College of Business Department of Economics and Finance Murfreesboro, TN 37132 615-898-5117 (Phone) 615-898-4736 (Fax) spsalter@bellsouth.net This section of the Journal publishes summaries / abstracts of dissertations related to a broad cross-section of real estate issues. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, government policy and planning, real estate business and industry issues, property, contract and transaction types, real estate decision-making processes, market analysis, and related methodological and theoretical issues. If you are aware of any real estate related dissertation(s) that may not appear in standard sources and that you think would be of interest to our readers, please contact the editor. Agha, Nola C. University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2010. The Economic Effects of Minor League Baseball: A Comprehensive Assessment Using Econometric Analysis and a Hedonic Pricing Model. Advocates of public stadium subsidies claim professional sports teams produce positive production and consumption externalities in a local economy that should manifest themselves through pecuniary increases in incomes, jobs, and taxes or non-pecuniary gains in civic pride and community spirit. Government expenditures may be efficient if either effect is larger than the public sector contribution. A minor league