When decisions are made to construct new stadia or to undertake major renovation work, the decision makers often assume that more spectators will be attracted. This so-called “novelty effect” is used as an argument that an impulse towards increased demand for the region and its services will...

In the first documented case of corruption in sports, the fist fighter Eupolos bribed three of his competitors at the Olympic Games of 388 BC. Among many other instances, the case of the IOC in 1998-1999, which was concentrated around the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, proves that the...

No two ways about it: the soccer World Cup competition in June 2006 in Germany was a great experience, not only for the soccer fans, and it still resonates far and wide. The various commentaries have all concluded that the economic effects were positive. Emphasis has often been placed on...

On the Political Economy of the Capital City Vote. The German parliament´s vote on where the capital should be could have turned out differently if other preference aggregation procedures had been used. However it is also clear that all of the voting procedures which would have produced a...

Large sports stadia construction follows two different general concepts: (1) Mono-functional arenas which are specially suited for one sport exclusively and which are characterised by the absence of an athletic track. (2) Multifunctional sports stadia which can be used for different sporting or...

These events promise to improve the urban quality of life and to induce social legacy because of investments in urban infrastructure, transportation, and sporting facilities. Our analysis of the case of Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro (host of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games)...

This study uses the example of the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany to examine whether any systematic relationships exist between infrastructure investments on the one hand and investments in the respective stadium on the other. Particular attention is paid to an examination of whether the...

One of the most important impacts of the 2006 football World Cup in Germany was the "feel-good effect". This contribution analyzes the management of such an effect. Appropriate basic organizational and infrastructure conditions in the realms of security, transport, and ecology are of key...