{"id":11428,"date":"2017-05-25T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/05\/25\/lebron-james-return-to-cleveland-illustrates-remarkable-economic-experiment\/"},"modified":"2017-05-25T20:32:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T20:32:00","slug":"lebron-james-return-to-cleveland-illustrates-remarkable-economic-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/lebron-james-return-to-cleveland-illustrates-remarkable-economic-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James' Return To Cleveland Illustrates Remarkable Economic Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Kenny Malone<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Professional sports generate a tremendous amount of money, but it’s tricky to know exactly what part of sports generates that money. LeBron James unintentionally ran a nearly perfect economic experiment by unexpectedly leaving Cleveland and then, three years later, returning with almost no warning. A pair of economists have now used James’ prodigal son data to look at the financial impact a single superstar can have on a local economy.<\/p>\n

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Professional sports generate a tremendous amount of money, but it’s tricky to know exactly what part of sports generates that money. LeBron James unintentionally ran a nearly perfect economic experiment by unexpectedly leaving Cleveland and then, three years later, returning with almost no warning. A pair of economists have now used James’ prodigal son data to look at the financial impact a single superstar can have on a local economy.<\/p>\n

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