Are We Willing to Pay Enough to `Back the Bid'?: Valuing the Intangible Impacts of London's Bid to Host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games

Giles Atkinson, Susana Mourato (), Stefan Szymanski and Ece Ozdemiroglu
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Ece Ozdemiroglu: Economics for the Environment Consulting (eftec) Ltd, 73-75 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 7SQ, UK, ece@eftec.co.uk

Urban Studies, 2008, vol. 45, issue 2, 419-444

Abstract: Using a contingent valuation survey, this paper provides the first empirical test of the proposition that intangible impacts might justify hosting major sporting events on cost—benefit grounds. Respondents, drawn from London, Manchester and Glasgow, were asked for their willingness to pay (WTP) to host the 2012 Olympic Games in London on the basis of the intangible impacts that this event might provide. Annual mean WTP is £22, £12 and £11 per year (for 10 years) in these 3 UK cities respectively. An illustrative total (UK) WTP for intangible impacts is in the region of £2 billion. Statistical analysis of WTP determinants reveals a range of plausible explanatory factors such as respondents' degree of support for the bid.

Date: 2008
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