Countries vigorously compete for sports mega-events in hopes of generating an economic impact during the event but also … long-term growth induced by the hallmark event. It is well understood that the economic legacy depends on the … of an economy legacy from the mega-sports event. …

efficiency for national taxpayers and event attendees. This paper reviews several cases of historical and recent mega-events to … patterns. It will highlight cases where mega-event investments contributed to long-term economic growth. …

, potential Olympic hosts should exercise caution before proceeding down the slippery slope of bidding for this event. …

We use daily airplane arrival data from Hawaii’s Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to determine … the net change in tourism for a variety of sporting events. We find two events generate a positive and significant net … two-thirds of its budget on the rights to the Pro Bowl and spends nothing for the Hawaii Marathon. Neither event attracts …

balance of payments will cause those in authority to promote activities that encourage tourism as a solution to balance of … payments deficit. The vehicle for generating tourism is the provision of public goods. More traditional paths toward …

either variable from the event. The residents of D.C. should not expect the inauguration to make them any richer, and the … city should not count on any economic benefits generated by the event to fully pay for the significant costs of hosting it. …