International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events

Edited by Wolfgang Maennig and Andrew Zimbalist

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: From the Olympics to the World Cup, mega sporting events are a source of enjoyment for tens of thousands of people, but can also be a source of intense debate and controversy. This insightful Handbook addresses a number of central questions, including: How are host cities selected and under what economic conditions? How are these events organized, and how is local resistance overcome? Based on historical and empirical experience, what are the pitfalls for the organizers of these events? What are the potential economic benefits, including any international image effects? How can the costs be minimized and the benefits maximized for host cities and countries? How do these mega events impact the challenges of globalization and what is their environmental legacy?

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
ISBN: 9780857930262
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: The Economics of Mega Sporting Events

Wolfgang Maennig and Andrew Zimbalist

Ch 2 What is a Mega Sporting Event?

Wolfgang Maennig and Andrew Zimbalist

Ch 3 Mega Sporting Event Bidding, Mechanism Design and Rent Extraction

Brad Humphreys and Henry van Egteren

Ch 4 The Winner’s Curse: Why is the Cost of Mega Sporting Events so Often Underestimated?

Wladimir Andreff

Ch 5 Determinants of Successful Bidding for Mega Events: The Case of the Olympic Winter Games

Arne Feddersen and Wolfgang Maennig

Ch 6 An Analysis of the Political Economy for Bidding for the Summer Olympic Games: Lessons from the Chicago 2016 Bid

Robert A. Baade and Allen R. Sanderson

Ch 7 Support For and Resistance Against Large Stadiums: The Role of Lifestyle and Other Socio-economic Factors

Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Wolfgang Maennig and Michaela …lschläger

Ch 8 Can Mega Events Deliver Sustainability? The Case of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Anton Cartwright

Ch 9 Stakeholder Perceptions of Short-term Marketing Tactics During the Olympics

Rick Burton, Norm O’Reilly and Benoit Séguin

Ch 10 Mega Events and Local Politics

Matthew J. Burbank, Greg Andranovich and Charles H. Heying

Ch 11 Estimating Match and World Cup Winning Probabilities

Ruud Koning and Ian G. McHale

Ch 12 Doping and Anti-doping Measures

Nicolas Eber

Ch 13 Explaining and Forecasting National Team Medals Totals at the Summer Olympic Games

David Forrest, Adams Ceballos, Ramón Flores, Ian G. McHale, Ismael Sanz and Juan de Dios Tena

Ch 14 The Econometric Analysis of Willingness to Pay for Intangibles with Experience Good Character

Bernd Süssmuth

Ch 15 Economic Impact of Sports Events

Philip K. Porter and Daniel M. Chin

Ch 16 The Economic Impact, Costs and Benefits of the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games: Who Wins, Who Loses?

Stefan Kesenne

Ch 17 Outlook, Progress and Challenges of Stadium Evaluation

Gabriel Ahlfeldt and Georgios Kavetsos

Ch 18 The BRICs: National and Urban Legacy Agendas

Richard Tomlinson and Orli Bass

Ch 19 Mega Events and Sports Institutional Development: The Impact of the World Cup on Football Academies in Africa

Jeroen Schokkaert, Johan Swinnen and Thijs Vandemoortele

Ch 20 Economic Impact of Organizing Large Sporting Events

Elmer Sterken

Ch 21 Tour de France: A Taxpayer Bargain Among Mega Sporting Events?

Judith Grant Long

Ch 22 Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis

Robert Baumann, Bryan Engelhardt and Victor Matheson

Ch 23 Not-So-Mega Events

Dennis Coates

Ch 24 Reflections on Developing the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Research Agenda

Kamilla Swart and Urmilla Bob

Ch 25 The Economic Impact of the Golf Majors

Stephen Shmanske

Ch 26 People’s Perception of the Social Impacts of the Bejing Olympic Games Before and After 2008

Yingzhi Guo, Chun Zhou and Yuansi Hou

Ch 27 The 2010 FIFA World Cup High-frequency Data Economics: Effects on International Tourism and Awareness for South Africa

Stan Du Plessis and Wolfgang Maennig

Ch 28 For a Monsoon Wedding: Delhi and the Commonwealth Games

Nalin Mehta and Boria Majumdar

Ch 29 The Case of Brazil 2014/2016

Luiz Martins de Melo

Ch 30 The Employment Effects of London 2012: An Assessment in Mid-2011

Dan Brown and Stefan Szymanski

Ch 31 Future Challenges: Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Costs

Wolfgang Maennig and Andrew Zimbalist

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