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Regional income and employment effects of the 1972 Munich Olympic Summer Games
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Abstract Olympic Games may have impacts on income and employment in the host city, but no ex post study has been carried out for European Olympic host cities to date. The present study closes this gap using the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. The data period examined in this study allows for analysis of long-term... view more
Olympic Games may have impacts on income and employment in the host city, but no ex post study has been carried out for European Olympic host cities to date. The present study closes this gap using the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. The data period examined in this study allows for analysis of long-term effects. In addition, the methodology avoids overestimating the significance of the effects. Finally, we report results for all possible combinations of pre- and post-Olympic periods. The results: income in Olympic regions grew significantly faster than in other German regions. In contrast, no employment effects were identified.... view less
Classification
Employment Research
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Olympic Games; Mega events; Income; Employment
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 991-1002
Journal
Regional Studies, 42 (2009) 7
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701654095
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)