The Washington Football Team Effect: Games Create Micro-Economies in D.C. Area
(Washington Post) — On Sundays, Lori Pierce Howard looks like a walking Redskins-themed economic stimulus, a spending package wrapped in burgundy and gold. She sports a retro Darrell Green number 28 football jersey ($100). She totes a Redskins purse ($20). From her headband ($15) to her tennis shoes ($55), from her earrings ($10) down to her underwear ($29), her entire wardrobe is festooned with the Redskins’ colors and logos. That’s not all. At her home in Hagerstown, there are the pompoms ($25), the shower curtain ($45) and the Redskins towel set ($50). Then there is the money Pierce Howard spends at the grocery store stocking up on wings, snacks and beer for the neighbors who stop by to catch the game.
