Feddersen, Arne; Maennig, Wolfgang - In: Labour Economics 19 (2012) 6, pp. 860-869
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 combines both regional and sectoral data. It is also the first study of sporting events to use a semi-parametric test method. Earlier studies on...