Veraros, Nikolaos; Kasimati, Evangelia; Dawson, Peter - In: Applied Economics Letters 11 (2004) 12, pp. 749-753
Through an event study methodology, the effect of the nomination of Athens as the hosting city for the Olympics of 2004 on the stock exchanges of Greece (winner) and Italy (loser), the two primary candidates for the Games is examined. Academic literature suggests that sporting mega events have a...