Baade, Robert; Matheson, Victor - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 4, pp. 343-354
Baade R. A. and Matheson V. A. (2004) The quest for the cup: assessing the economic impact of the World Cup, Reg …. Studies 38, 343-354. Hosting the World Cup, the world's second largest sporting event, is a potentially expensive affair. The … old facilities in preparation for the event. An ex post analysis of the 1994 World Cup held in the US suggests that the …