Economic Multipliers and Mega-Event Analysis

Critics of economic impact studies that purport to show that mega-events such as the Olympics bring large benefits to the communities “lucky” enough to host them frequently cite the use of inappropriate multipliers as a primary reason why these impact studies overstate the true economic gains to the hosts of these events. This brief paper shows in a numerical example how mega-events may lead to inflated multipliers and exaggerated claims of economic benefits.

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Year of publication:	2004-06
Authors:	Matheson, Victor
Institutions:	Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross
Subject:	economic impact \| sports \| sport economics \| mega-events

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Published in International Journal of Sport Finance, February 2009, Vol. 4:1, pp. 63-70. Number 0402 10 pages
Classification:	L83 - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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