Cities and their respective regions must weigh the merits of hosting major sport events,
including the Olympic Games. This paper presents a contingent valuation method estimate …

This study presents an application of the contingent valuation method for valuing medal
winning success on a transnational basis to test whether more medals won equates to more …

Past research measures the nonmarket benefits of sports stadiums and arenas but does not
address the issues of temporal embedding or ordering effects. Temporal embedding exists if …

Strong focus on the promotion of health and social integration aspects in society means the
state has increased pressure on sport associations to deliver its social policy agenda. The …

Public subsidies continue to be used to support the construction of stadium facilities for
major league sports teams in North America. Within this context, the local newspaper, as a …

Using the contingent valuation method, we estimate residents' ex ante and ex post
willingness to pay (WTP) for hosting a large international sport event: The “big start” of the …

This article examines the St. Louis construction industry's employment with special attention
given to the periods during which the Kiel Center and the Trans World Dome were being …

This study shows that fans and people living in the region of 28 Football Bundesliga teams
from all three divisions are willing to support their team financially. Survey respondents were …

A host of empirical studies have indicated that stadiums and arenas have no significant
impact on metropolitan area income or employment. In light of this evidence, the continued …

Scholars continue to stress the need to understand the relationship between public value
and citizens to shift traditional public administration to a public-value-driven form of …