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Wage and employment effects of the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 reconsidered

Feddersen, Arne; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2009

effects. We do, however, reaffirm their result of no significant wage effects. -- Olympic Games ; sports economics ; mega …

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Sports heroes and mass sports participation : the (double) paradox of the "German tennis boom"

Feddersen, Arne; Jacobsen, Sven; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2009

participation in that sport. This study is the first to analyse the impact of sports heroes on the membership figures of the … corresponding sports association by means of an econometric analysis. We do so by evaluating the so-called "Boris Becker effect" by …

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Which countries bid for the Olympic Games? : economic, political, and social factors and chances of winning

Maennig, Wolfgang; Vierhaus, Christopher - 2016 - Version: February 2016

bid decision is shaped by experience in hosting major sports events, a country and regional rotation, persistence and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452732

Mega sporting events, real estate, and urban social economics : the case of Brazil 2014/2016

Aragão, Thêmis; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2013 - Version: July 2013

These events promise to improve the urban quality of life and to induce social legacy because of investments in urban infrastructure, transportation, and sporting facilities. Our analysis of the case of Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro (host of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games)...

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Who wins olympic bids?

Maennig, Wolfgang; Vierhaus, Christopher - 2014 - Version: September 2014

model includes nine determinants supporting the contention that economic, political and sports/Olympic factors are important …

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Geography of a sports metropolis

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (contributor); … - 2008

This study analyses the sports infrastructure of Hamburg, Germany, from the residents’ perspective. Empirical evidence … is provided for the Sports Place Theory developed by BALE (2003) using a micro-level dataset of 1,319 sports facilities …’ endowment of sports infrastructure is captured by potentiality variables, while accounting for natural and unnatural barriers …

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Major sports events : economic impact

Maennig, Wolfgang - 2017 - Version: June 2017

Economic impact has developed into one of the most cited and used arguments to bid for major events. Ex ante studies on the economic impact, which analyze regional income and employment impacts, are usually required by local chamberlains or regional financing authorities and occasionally are a...

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Governance in sports organizations

Maennig, Wolfgang - 2017

This paper deals with the general concept of (good) governance in sports organizations, explaining its required …

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Olympic Games and democracy

Dörr, Leo; Leppert, Elias; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2024 - Version: July 2024

We analyze whether the Olympic Games contribute to a process of democratization in the awarded country, as postulated in the cases of the 2008 and 2014 Olympics, controlling for endogeneity issues that may arise if the decision to award host status by the International Olympic Committee is...

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Sectoral labour market effects of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Feddersen, Arne; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2010

Using the case of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this study is the first to test the employment effects of a mega-sporting event on the basis of data that are both regional and sectoral. It is also the first study of sporting events to use a non-parametric test method. Earlier studies on the World Cup...

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