Bread or games?: A social cost-benefit analysis of the World Cup bid of the Netherlands and the winning Russian bid
Many countries compete fiercely for the right to host mega-events like the World Cup. Proponents of hosting mega-events claim that yields economic gains. Many available studies focus on partial effects of hosting or concern ex post analyses. The authors utilize the existing literature to perform a detailed cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the Netherlands bidding jointly with Belgium for the 2018 World Cup. The authors show that national pride and pleasure come at a price and financial gains are unlikely. Based on this CBA, the authors predict that the costs of the 2018 World Cup in Russia will also exceed the financial benefits.
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| Notations: | sport history and sport politics organisations and events |
| Published in: | Journal of Sports Economics |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1177/1527002511429825 |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Pages: | 521-545 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | intermediate |