Ex ante and ex post willingness to pay for hosting a large international sport event

Using the contingent valuation method, we estimate residents` ex ante and ex post willingness to pay (WTP) for hosting a large international sport event: The "big start" of the 2016 Giro d`Italia, which was held in the Gelderland region of the Netherlands. The percentage of residents with a positive WTP changed from 29.7% before the event to 39.3% immediately after the event, while average WTP increased significantly from €3.58 to €4.45, leading to an increase of residents` valuation from €5.8 million to €7.1 million. Additionally, following the event in the media and attending the event play an important role in explaining residents` WTP.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:organisations and events management and organisation of sport endurance sports
Tagging:Ausrichter
Published in:Journal of Sports Economics
Language:English
Published: 2019
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002518771445
Volume:20
Issue:2
Pages:159-176
Document types:article
Level:advanced