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The Effects of Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games on COVID-19 in Tokyo: Ex-Ante Analyses

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  • Taisuke Nakata
  • Daisuke Fujii
  • Asako Chiba
  • Yuta Maeda
  • Masataka Mori
  • Kenichi Nagasawa
  • Wataru Okamoto

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We present a series of quantitative analyses conducted from mid-May of 2021 to mid-June of 2021 that examined the effects of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the spread of COVID-19 in Tokyo. Our ex-ante quantitative analyses pointed out that (i) the direct effects on the spread of COVID-19 of welcoming Games-related foreign visitors to Japan or allowing spectators in competition venues would be either limited or manageable, but (ii) a festive mood generated by the Games could greatly contribute to the spread of COVID-19 if it led to a decline in people¡Çs willingness to take preventive actions against infection. Ex-post, the key results of our ex-ante analyses are broadly in line with available circumstantial evidence as well as ex-post consensus by public-health experts on how the Games affected the spread of COVID-19 in Tokyo.

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  • Taisuke Nakata & Daisuke Fujii & Asako Chiba & Yuta Maeda & Masataka Mori & Kenichi Nagasawa & Wataru Okamoto, 2023. "The Effects of Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games on COVID-19 in Tokyo: Ex-Ante Analyses," Working Papers e194, Tokyo Center for Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:tcr:wpaper:e194
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