Economic impacts of hosting a major sporting event : Did the 1998 FIFA World Cup have positive impacts on employment?

This paper examines the effects on employment due to a mega-sport event and more precisely this study demonstrates that the 1998 Football World cup in France had a significant positive effect on employment in the host regions. Moreover, it shows the impact differences between the host regions where...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giraud, Thomas
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS) 2014
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-35174