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International Women's Soccer and Gender Inequality: Revisited
Matheson, Victor; Congdon-Hohman, Joshua - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011
Olympics and soccer’s World Cup. This paper serves to update past work on international women’s soccer performance given the … rapid development of the game over the past decade. We compare the determinants of men’s international soccer team …’s performance. Several measures of gender equality improve soccer performance for both men’s and women’s soccer suggesting these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611189
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Comparing the Socio-Economic Determinants of Men's and Women's International Soccer Performance
Matheson, Victor; Hoffmann, Robert; Lee, Lee Chew Ging; … - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2005
We compare the determinants of women's and men's international soccer performance and find that partially different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005545416
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Comparing the Socio-Economic Determinants of Men's and Women's International Soccer Performance
Hoffmann, Robert; Ging, Lee Chew; Ramasamy, Bala; … - Business School, University of Nottingham - 2003
We compare the determinants of women's and men's international soccer performance and find that partially different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001426
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The Quest for the Cup: Assessing the Economic Impact of the World Cup
Baade, Robert; Matheson, Victor - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 4, pp. 343-354
Baade R. A. and Matheson V. A. (2004) The quest for the cup: assessing the economic impact of the World Cup, Reg. Studies 38, 343-354. Hosting the World Cup, the world's second largest sporting event, is a potentially expensive affair. The co-hosts of the 2002 games, Japan and South Korea, spent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005457937
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Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis
Baumann, Robert; Engelhardt, Bryan; Matheson, Victor - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2011
This paper provides an empirical examination of impact the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States on local employment. In contrast to ex ante economic impact reports that suggest large increases in employment due to the tournament, an ex post examination of employment in 9 host metropolitan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024098
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Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis
Baumann, Robert; Engelhardt, Bryan; Matheson, Victor - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011
This paper provides an empirical examination of impact the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States on local employment. In contrast to ex ante economic impact reports that suggest large increases in employment due to the tournament, an ex post examination of employment in 9 host metropolitan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024559
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Padding Required: Assessing the Economic Impact of the Super Bowl
Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2004
’s economy. The National Football League has used the promise of an economic windfall to convince skeptical cities that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005526889
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Mega-Sporting Events in Developing Nations: Playing the Way to Prosperity?
Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2004
Supporters of mega-sporting events such as the World Cup and Olympics claim that these events attract hoards of wealthy visitors and lead to lasting economic benefits for the host regions. Developing countries have become increasingly vocal in demanding a share of the economic benefits of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005545419
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Have Public Finance Principles Been Shut Out in Financing New Sports Stadiums for the NFL in the United States?
Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2005
Over the past 15 years, new stadiums in the National Football League have been built at an unprecedented rate, and most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005545442
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The Economic Consequences of Professional Sports Strikes and Lockouts: Revisited
Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor; Baade, Robert - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2006
Professional sports franchises have used the lure of economic riches as an incentive for cities to construct new stadiums and arenas at considerable public expense. An analysis of taxable sales in Florida cities demonstrates that none of the 6 new franchises or 8 new stadiums and arenas in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005429857