Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis

Robert Baumann (), Bryan Engelhardt and Victor Matheson

No 1104, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper provides an empirical examination of impact the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States on local employment. In contrast to ex ante economic impact reports that suggest large increases in employment due to the tournament, an ex post examination of employment in 9 host metropolitan areas finds no significant impact on employment from hosting World Cup games. Furthermore, an analysis of employment in specific sectors of the economy finds no impact from hosting games on employment in the leisure and hospitality and professional and business services sectors but a statistically significant negative impact on employment in the retail trade sector.

Keywords: World Cup; soccer; impact analysis; mega-event; tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 L83 O18 R53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2011-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-lab, nep-spo, nep-tur and nep-ure
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Published in International Handbook on the Economics of Sporting Mega Events, Andrew Zimbalist and Wolfgang Maennig, eds., (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2012), pp. 385-400.

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Chapter: Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis (2012)
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