The Economic Impact of Major Sports Events: A Review of Ten Events in the UK

By C. Gratton, S. Shibli, Richard Coleman. 2006

175 citations recorded by the source corpus.

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

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In Economics and Econometrics

1. M. Walker
2. Woosoon Kim
3. U. Pillay
4. O. Bass

In Gender Studies

1. M. Walker
2. Woosoon Kim
3. U. Pillay
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2. Woosoon Kim
3. U. Pillay
4. O. Bass

Citations in the corpus

• Measuring the social impacts associated with Super Bowl XLIII: Preliminary development of a psychic income scale (2012, background): “Gratton et al. (2006) argued that sport events are often part of a city’s regeneration strategy designed to improve the city’s profile.”
• Mega-events as a Response to Poverty Reduction: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and its Urban Development Implications (2008, background): “A host of scholars conclude that while there are some positive economic and legacy impacts (Lee and Taylor 2005; Ritchie 2000), the urban economic impact is variable, intangible and ambiguous at best (Andranovich et al. 2001; Gratton et al. 2000, 2001, 2006).”