Essays about: "mega sport event impact"

Found 4 essays containing the words mega sport event impact.

  1. 1. Sports venues’ effect on social welfare : Cost-Benefit analysis of infrastructure investments within Lugnet area in Falun

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Remigiusz Biedrzycki; [2016]
    Keywords : Social welfare; Economic efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis; FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015; Falun; Skid-VM.;

    Abstract : Economic analysis and evaluation of sport events and sports infrastructure is a widely researched topic, especially when it comes to mega-sports events. As many of major and mega events require large amount of resources, governments and municipalities worldwide have to make decisions regarding support for the events. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic impacts of hosting a major sporting event : Did the 1998 FIFA World Cup have positive impacts on employment?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Thomas Giraud; [2014]
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    Abstract : This paper examines the effects on employment due to a mega-sport event and more precisely this study demonstrates that the 1998 Football World cup in France had a significant positive effect on employment in the host regions. Moreover, it shows the impact differences between the host regions where some have been more affected than other. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Olympic Games - Investor Mood and its Effect on the Stock Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Max Ladow; Johan Lagerholm; [2014]
    Keywords : Behavioral Finance; Investor Sentiment; Mega Sport Events; The Olympic Games; Non-parametric Test;

    Abstract : In this paper, we study the Olympic Games and the outcome of the events from a behavioral perspective. As a proxy for investors' mood, a gold medal is used in order to show the impact on investors' trading behavior caused by a positive sport event. The dataset consists of 242 gold medals from eight Olympic Games between the years 1998 to 2014. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Role of Mega-events in Country Branding : Case Study on Brand of Ukraine before European Football Championship 2012

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Anastasiia Klonova; [2012]
    Keywords : country image; brand Ukraine; country branding; European Football Championship 2012; mega sport event impact;

    Abstract : Successful presentation of a country as a brand and positioning its unique image on the global level can give significant opportunities for development and progress of the state in the different areas. This research applies theories on the country branding to estimate impact of mega sport events on the image of state. READ MORE