Investment in Stadia and Regional Economic Development - Evidence from FIFA World Cup 2006

Arne Feddersen (), André Grötzinger and Wolfgang Maennig ()

No 16, Working Papers from Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg

Abstract: Using the case of the new stadiums for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany, this paper is the first multivariate work that examines the potential income and employment effects of new stadiums outside of the USA. This study is also the first work on this topic that conducts tests on the basis of a (serial correlation consistent) Difference-in-Difference model with level and trends. As a robustness check, we use the “ignoring time series information” model in a form that is modified for nonsynchronous interventions. We were not able to identify income or employment effects of the construction of new stadiums for the FIFA World Cup 2006, which are significantly different from zero.

Keywords: Sports Economics; Regional Economics; Stadia Infrastructure; Difference-in-Difference Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H54 L83 R12 R53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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Published in Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, Issue 16, 2008

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