The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games: Ex Ante Predictions and Ex Poste Reality

By P. Porter, Deborah Fletcher. 2008

125 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Economic Multipliers and Mega-Event Analysis (2004, unknown): “Porter and Fletcher (2008) echo these concerns, going so far as to note that most academic journals will not publish economic impact studies generated using the most commonly used software packages.”
• Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events? (2008, background): “Porter and Fletcher (2008) studied the impact of the Salt Lake City Olympics.”
• A Theoretical Comparison of the Economic Impact of Large and Small Events (2015, unknown): “Much of the economic impact research to date has focused on mega-event impact such as the Olympic Games or the FIFA World Cup (e.g., Baade & Matheson, 2004; Matheson, 2006a; 2009; Maennig & Zimbalist, 2012; Porter & Fletcher, 2008; Preuss, 2004; 2007; Tien, Lo, & Lin, 2011).”