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Chapter 1: Introduction: The Economics of Mega Sporting Events
Wolfgang Maennig
and
Andrew Zimbalist
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Published:
30 Apr 2012
Collection:
Economics 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857930279.00006
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International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events
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Wolfgang Maennig
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Andrew Zimbalist
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30 Apr 2012
Print ISBN:
9780857930262
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9780857930279
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857930279
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640
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Economics 2012
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Table of Contents
Front Matter
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Contents
Contributors
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Economics of Mega Sporting Events
Chapter 2: What is a Mega Sporting Event?
PART II: BIDDING FOR MEGA EVENTS
Chapter 3: Mega Sporting Event Bidding, Mechanism Design and Rent Extraction
Chapter 4: The Winner’s Curse: Why is the Cost of Mega Sporting Events so Often Underestimated?
Chapter 5: Determinants of Successful Bidding for Mega Events: The Case of the Olympic Winter Games
Chapter 6: An Analysis of the Political Economy for Bidding for the Summer Olympic Games: Lessons from the Chicago 2016 Bid
Chapter 7: Support For and Resistance Against Large Stadiums: The Role of Lifestyle and Other Socio-economic Factors
PART III: DESIGN OF MEGA EVENTS
Chapter 8: Can Mega Events Deliver Sustainability? The Case of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
Chapter 9: Stakeholder Perceptions of Short-term Marketing Tactics During the Olympics
Chapter 10: Mega Events and Local Politics
Chapter 11: Estimating Match and World Cup Winning Probabilities
Chapter 12: Doping and Anti-doping Measures
Chapter 13: Explaining and Forecasting National Team Medals Totals at the Summer Olympic Games
PART IV: GENERAL STUDIES OF ECONOMIC IMPACT AND METHODOLOGY
Chapter 14: The Econometric Analysis of Willingness to Pay for Intangibles with Experience Good Character
Chapter 15: Economic Impact of Sports Events
Chapter 16: The Economic Impact, Costs and Benefits of the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games: Who Wins, Who Loses?
Chapter 17: Outlook, Progress and Challenges of Stadium Evaluation
Chapter 18: The BRICs: National and Urban Legacy Agendas
Chapter 19: Mega Events and Sports Institutional Development: The Impact of the World Cup on Football Academies in Africa
Chapter 20: Economic Impact of Organizing Large Sporting Events
PART V: CASE STUDIES: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MEGA EVENTS
Chapter 21: Tour de France: A Taxpayer Bargain Among Mega Sporting Events?
Chapter 22: Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis
Chapter 23: Not-So-Mega Events
Chapter 24: Reflections on Developing the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Research Agenda
Chapter 25: The Economic Impact of the Golf Majors
Chapter 26: People’s Perception of the Social Impacts of the Bejing Olympic Games Before and After 2008
Chapter 27: The 2010 FIFA World Cup High-frequency Data Economics: Effects on International Tourism and Awareness for South Africa
Chapter 28: For a Monsoon Wedding: Delhi and the Commonwealth Games
Chapter 29: The Case of Brazil 2014/2016
Chapter 30: The Employment Effects of London 2012: An Assessment in Mid-2011
PART VI: CONCLUSION
Chapter 31: Future Challenges: Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Costs
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