Local governments routinely subsidize sports stadiums and arenas using the justification
that hosting professional franchises produces economic development and social benefits in …

Sport mega-events have taken on an elevated profile and assumed a key role as urban and
regional development strategies. While a number of studies have investigated the potential …

A paradox exists between the ways sport organizations evaluate their economic impact,
compared with their environmental impact. Although the initial sustainability and corporate …

The hosting of sports events–whether large international events, or smaller niche events–
can have a significant and long-lasting impact on the local environment, economy and …

The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of
microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study economics in a context that holds …

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 …

The link between airports, air service and regional economic development has been well-
established and used to justify airport expansion at the expense of local communities …

Olympic Games produce tangible and intangible effects that have been extensively
researched; however, little is known on the importance of Olympic success to the population …

This volume takes readers inside the high-stakes game of public-private partnerships for
major league sports facilities, explaining why some cities made better deals than others …

This study reviews the literature on the evaluation of the Olympic Games, within the broader
framework of their significance as cultural assets and opportunities for endogenous growth …