Without a doubt, the 2010 World Cup of soccer in South Africa was a great experience for both soccer fans, who enjoyed a safe and efficiently-run tournament, and their South African hosts. The sporting and social spectacle was broadcast around the world and focused unprecedented media attention...

The paper provides a first ex post analysis of the financial burden and economic benefits of the World Cup in Germany 2006. On the usual cost-benefit measures, the experience of WC 2006 appears to be in line with existing empirical work on large sporting events and sport stadia which rarely...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Delineating the relevant product and geographic market is an important first step in competition inquiries,as it permits an assessment of market power and substitutability. Critics often argue that market definitionis arbitrary and increasingly unnecessary, as modern...