Contingent valuation methodology (CVM) has been increasingly applied to cultural
resources. CVM employs survey methods to gather stated preference information, which can …

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

A person may be willing to make an economic tradeoff to assure that a wilderness area or
scenic resource is protected even if neither that person nor (perhaps) anyone else will …

This article presents the development of a new approach for measuring mega sport event
legacy and is based on the Olympic Games as a reference. The legacy of mega sport events …

New,“big data” sources allow measurement of city characteristics and outcome variables at
higher collection frequencies and more granular geographic scales than ever before …

Academic interest in the economics of professional team sports dates back as far as the mid-
1950s. Since then, many books and journal articles have been written on the subject. Much …

This contribution offers a theoretical perspective on the social impacts of sport events. Most
research in this area has focused on global mega sport events (MSEs). However, given the …

Consumer Behaviour in Sport and Events emphasises the role of consumer behaviour in
sport marketing. Given the social, economic, and environmental benefits of sport events, the …

In response to the increasing debate on the relative worth of small events compared to large
events, we create a theoretical model to determine whether smaller events are more likely to …

Government contributions to the funding of major league facilities ipso facto recognize that
some portion of the benefits accruing from such facilities accrue to the public in general …