This paper empirically illustrates the difference between a standard economic impact
analysis (EIA) and a cost-benefit analysis (CBA). The EIA was conducted using an existing …

Economic impact studies have been applied to a wide range of sporting and recreational
events, which are increasingly viewed as an economic development tool besides their …

Numerous amateur sporting events have grown significantly in stature and interest in the
past several years. Moreover, these events have realized significant economic benefits for …

Many sports events, facilities, and franchises are subsidized either directly or indirectly by
investments from public sector funds. The scarcity of tax dollars has led to growing public …

Tourism has become an important economic sector in many parts of the world, and many
regions, states, and local areas have identified expenditures by visitors as a potential source …

For many years there has been wide recognition of the economic impact that major sports
events can generate in attracting visitors and event-related construction investment. This …

As pointed out by Soonhwan Lee (2001) in a recent issue of The Sports Journal, there exists
a great deal of debate about the validity of economic impact studies on sporting events …

Most tourism attractions in the US are financed and/or managed by public park and
recreation agencies. Although park and recreation agencies are the engines of tourism, their …

A critique is presented of the use of regional impact analysis as it is applied to sporting and
other entertainment events. Focusing on the staging of 6 Superbowl Finals in three different …

Sport event promoters aim to organize them to get the best return on their investment. The
purpose of this study is to learn better how to manage the event to maximize the benefit to …