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Wage and Employment Effects of the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 Reconsidered

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Arne Feddersen () (Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg)
Wolfgang Maennig () (Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg)

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We estimate the economic effects of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Our difference in difference model checks for serial correlation and allows for a simultaneous test of level and trend effects, but otherwise follows HOTCHKISS, MOORE, & ZOBAY (2003) in this journal. We were not able to reconfirm their finding that the Games had significant positive employment effects. We do, however, reaffirm their result of no significant wage effects.

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Paper provided by Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg in its series Working Papers with number 025.

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Date of creation: May 2009
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Publication status: Published in Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, Issue 25, 2009
Handle: RePEc:hce:wpaper:025

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Keywords: Olympic Games; Sports Economics; Mega Events;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
R12 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism

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  1. Arne Feddersen & Wolfgang Maennig, 2005. "Trends in Competitive Balance: Is there Evidence for Growing Imbalance in Professional Sport Leagues?," Working Papers 0012005, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg. [Downloadable!]
  2. Arne Feddersen, 2006. "Economic Consequences of the UEFA Champions League for National Championships - The Case of Germany," Working Papers 0012006, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg. [Downloadable!]
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