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Corruption in the Bidding, Construction, and Organization of Mega-Events: An Analysis of the Olympics and World Cup

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  • Victor Matheson

    (Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross)

  • Daniel Schwab

    (Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross)

  • Patrick Koval

    (Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross)

Abstract

In the processes required to host a sports mega-event, corruption has been prevalent on numerous occasions, leading to unnecessary costs becoming the ultimate responsibility of a host government�s taxpayers. Little progress has been made in the prevention of such behavior. In this chapter, we examine the history of corruption in sports mega-events, namely the Olympics and World Cup, to identify parts of the bidding and preparation processes that are vulnerable to illicit behavior. We propose potential solutions to be implemented at various levels in order to prevent further corruption.

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  • Victor Matheson & Daniel Schwab & Patrick Koval, 2017. "Corruption in the Bidding, Construction, and Organization of Mega-Events: An Analysis of the Olympics and World Cup," Working Papers 1706, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics.
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    2. Yazan Issa Abu Aisheh, 2021. "Lessons Learned, Barriers, and Improvement Factors for Mega Building Construction Projects in Developing Countries: Review Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-17, September.

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    Keywords

    World Cup; Olynpics; sports; corruption; FIFA;
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    • Z23 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Finance
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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