Mega events are perceived as an opportunity to foster regional development. In this context,
CGE methods experience a growing popularity in the evaluation of mega event impacts with …

A mega-event can be a catalyst for long-term outcomes for its host locality or country. Such
events are thus of growing importance in the global economy. However, scholarship on …

Purpose–Economic impact analysis in tourism has recently undergone a profound change
in approach. In contrast to earlier emphasis on input-output (IO) models, computable general …

Sport events are used more and more in both developing and developed contexts to
promote development (especially economic growth), enhance social cohesion and healthy …

Tourist expenditures constituted the largest part of the economic impact of South Africa's
2010 FIFA Football World Cup. However, limited air transport capacity and increased …

Purpose–The Comrades Marathon is a world‐renowned ultra marathon that takes place
yearly between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa. It …

Atletas de todo el mundo compiten por el honor de representar a su pa's en unos Juegos
Ol'mpicos, o en una Copa del Mundo de fœtbol. Pero el camino hacia estos megaeventos …

This paper estimates the economic value of South Africa's longest running national arts
festival, the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in the Eastern Cape Province. The Eastern …

Sport events are big business, attracting not only a large number of participants, spectators
and sponsorships, but also wide media coverage. The hosting of sport events have led to …

Economic impact studies have been used to value goods with the characteristics of both
public and private goods, such as arts festivals, and have been useful in providing a …