EPI derived its
estimate using the methodology the White House Council of
Economic Advisors (CEA) used in its 2015 report, which
estimated that the aggregate annual cost of conflicted advice is about $ 17 billion each year).
An
economic study by HR&A
Advisors, an
economic, real estate and public policy consulting firm,
estimates one UFC event at Madison Square Garden would generate more than $ 10 million in
economic activity.