The Quest for the Cup: Assessing the Economic Impact of the World Cup

By R. Baade, Victor A. Matheson. 2004

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

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Major Sport Events and Long-Term Tourism Impacts (2007, positive): “The fact that sport events can crowd out visitors who would spend more than sport tourists has been documented by Baade and Matheson (2004), Laventhol and Horwarth (1984), and Porter (1999).”
Stadiums and Arenas: Economic Development or Economic Redistribution? (2007, background): “Baade and Matheson (2001, 2004) have a number of articles in this literature. communities to go.”
A Theoretical Comparison of the Economic Impact of Large and Small Events (2015, neutral): “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).”
World Cup 2010: South African Economic Perspectives and Perspectives Policy Challenges Informed by the Experience of Germany 2006 (2007, positive): “One 16 For the World Cup 2002, South Korea spent nearly US-$ 2bn, and Japan at least US-$ 4 bn for the stadia (Baade and Matheson, 2004: 345).”
The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals (2011, background): “The benefits from hosting the FIFA World Cup are similarly doubtful (Szymanski 2002; Baade and Matheson 2004; Lee and Taylor 2005; Allmers and Maennig 2009).”
Mega-events as a Response to Poverty Reduction: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and its Urban Development Implications (2008, background): “The international literature reveals a growing scepticism over the extent to which hosting mega-events potentially results in economic growth or significant developmental impacts (Humphreys and Prokopowicz 2007; Whitson and Horne 2006; Owen 2005; Black and van der Westhuizen 2004; Baade and Matheson”
Economic impacts of the FIFA Soccer World Cups in France 1998, Germany 2006, and outlook for South Africa 2010 (2009, background): “Baade and Matheson [2004] did not find any positive short-term economic effects for WC 1994 in the USA, nor did Hagn and Maennig [2008a] for 2006 WC in Germany.”
A Contingent Valuation of the 2012 London Olympic Games (2008, result): “Similar results have also been found with respect to other major sporting events, such as FIFA World Cups (see, for example, Baade & Matheson, 2004b).”
The Mega-Event Syndrome: Why So Much Goes Wrong in Mega-Event Planning and What to Do About It (2015, background): “After the 1994 World Cup in the United States, host cities experienced a net economic loss rather than the predicted gain (Baade & Matheson, 2004).”
Attracting Major Sporting Events: The Role of Local Residents (2006, neutral): “Email: preuss@uni-mainz.de ISSN 1618-4742 Print/ISSN 1746-031X Online # 2006 European Association for Sport Management DOI: 10.1080/16184740601154524 rantz, 1998; Baade & Matheson, 2002, 2004; Preuss, 2004b; Késenne, 2005).”