The Economics of the World Cup

Victor Matheson

No 1805, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: The quadrennial World Cup is perhaps the world�s most popular sporting event with millions of live fans and a worldwide television audience in the billions. It is also one of the most costly events to host with recent hosts countries such as Brazil and Russia spending around $12 billion putting on the tournament. This paper examines the costs and the benefits of hosting the World Cup with a focus on historical data and past economic impact studies.

Keywords: soccer; mega-event; tourism; World Cup; FIFA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 R53 Z28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2018-05
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