Does the World Cup get the economic ball rolling? Evidence from a synthetic control approach
In this paper we analyze the impact of hosting the FIFA Soccer World Cup on GDP per capita in a worldwide sample of countries using a transparent statistical methodology for data-driven case studies – the synthetic control method. Using country level annual-data covering all events occurring in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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| Series: | EconomiA |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S151775801530031X |