Using the case of the new stadiums for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany, this paper is the first multivariate work that examines the potential income and employment effects of new stadiums outside of the USA. This study is also the first work on this topic that conducts tests on the basis of a...

This paper tests the hypothesis that a nation’s hosting of a mega-sporting event is an experience good for its residents. Applying data from an ex-ante and ex-post query based on contingent valuation methods, we use the Soccer World Cup 2006 as a natural experiment. The significant ex-post...

Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2006 wird in den Medien und von der Politik als wirtschaftlich erfolgreich dargestellt. Inwieweit schlug sich die WM in den Übernachtungszahlen nieder und wie wirkte sie sich auf den Einzelhandel aus? Hatte sie messbare Beschäftigungswirkungen? Wie ist der Bau von...

Das Projekt „Airbus" war lange Zeit aufgrund der hohen Subventionierung umstritten. Die Kritik hat sich gelegt, weil inzwischen meist angenommen wird, daß die Airbus-Industrie keine substantielle staatliche Förderung mehr erfährt. Wie umfangreich ist die staatliche Förderung aber tatsächlich?

A German bid from Berlin or Hamburg for hosting the Olympic Summer Games 2024 offers good prospects of success. Germany’s advantage is based on experience in hosting major sporting events, “it’s the country’s turn” voting behavior by the IOC and a solidly growing economy. In order to...

The population of Germany will be one of the first in the western hemisphere to undergo considerable permanent shrinkage. The fact that these envisaged demographic developments will have a significant effect on the pensions, health and nursing care insurance systems, and will hence heavily...

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...

We analyse how German tourists react to unanticipated shocks that alter their risk perception of selected tourism destinations. Using a difference-in-difference strategy which flexibly accounts for macroeconomic conditions and also addresses potential problems of serial correlation, we isolate...

This paper tests on differences between age-related reductions in the performance of men and women. The assumption that men age faster is obvious, because men’s life expectancy is generally lower. In addition to other studies on age-related reduction in human performance, this paper examines...