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Mega-Events: The effect of the world’s biggest sporting events on local, regional, and national economies

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  • Victor Matheson

    (Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross)

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This paper provides an overview of the economics of sports mega-events as well as a review of the existing literature in the field. The paper describes why boosters’ ex ante estimates of the economic impact of large sporting events tend to exaggerate the net economic benefits of these events and surveys the results of a large number of ex post studies of exploring the true impact of mega-events.

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  • Victor Matheson, 2006. "Mega-Events: The effect of the world’s biggest sporting events on local, regional, and national economies," Working Papers 0610, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics.
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    1. John J. Siegfried & Andrew Zimbalist, 2000. "The Economics of Sports Facilities and Their Communities," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 14(3), pages 95-114, Summer.
    2. Victor Matheson & Robert Baade, 2004. "The Quest for the Cup: Assessing the Economic Impact of the World Cup," Working Papers 0414, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    sports; impact analysis; mega-events;
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    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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