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Mega-Events And Sectoral Employment: The Case Of The 1996 Olympic Games

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  • ARNE FEDDERSEN
  • WOLFGANG MAENNIG

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This paper contributes to the analysis of large sporting events using highly disaggregated data. We use the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, which are also outstanding as one of the very few large sporting events where ex post academic analysis found significant positive effects. This paper extends earlier studies in several ways. First, monthly rather than quarterly data will be employed. Second, the impact of the 1996 Olympics will be analyzed for 16 different sectors or subsectors. Third, in addition to standard DD models, we use a non-parametric approach to flexibly isolate employment effects. Regarding the Olympic effect, hardly any evidence for a persistent shift in the aftermath of or the preparation for the Olympic Games is supported. We find a significant positive employment effect in the monthly employment statistics exclusively during the staging of the Olympic Games (July 1996). These short-term effects are concentrated in the sectors of “retail trade”, “accommodation and food services”, and “arts, entertainment, and recreation”, while other sectors showed no such effects.

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Article provided by Western Economic Association International in its journal Contemporary Economic Policy.

Volume (Year): 31 (2013)
Issue (Month): 3 (07)
Pages: 580-603

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  1. Olympic Games have no long-term impact on employment
    by Economic Logician in Economic Logic on 2010-04-27 14:32:00
  2. The Olympics have no long-term impact on employment
    by Ariel Goldring in Free Market Mojo on 2010-04-30 11:02:32
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Cited by:

  1. Jeroen Schokkaert & Johan F.M. Swinnen & Thijs Vandemoortele, 2012. "Mega Events and Sports Institutional Development: The Impact of the World Cup on Football Academies in Africa," Chapters,in: International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, chapter 19 Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Victor Matheson, 2012. "Assessing the infrastructure impact of mega-events in emerging economies," Working Papers 1203, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics.
  3. Stephen Shmanske, 2012. "The Economic Impact of the Golf Majors," Chapters,in: International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, chapter 25 Edward Elgar Publishing.
  4. Douglas Barrios & Stuart Russell & Matt Andrews, 2016. "Bringing Home the Gold? A Review of the Economic Impact of Hosting Mega-Events," CID Working Papers 320, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  5. Wolfgang Maennig & Andrew Zimbalist (ed.), 2012. "International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14313, July.
  6. Robert Baumann & Victor Matheson, 2013. "Infrastructure Investments and Mega-Sports Events: Comparing the Experience of Developing and Industrialized Countries," Working Papers 1302, International Association of Sports Economists;North American Association of Sports Economists.
  7. Wolfgang Maennig & Andrew Zimbalist, 2012. "Future Challenges: Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Costs," Chapters,in: International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, chapter 31 Edward Elgar Publishing.

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