Sports, economic performance and FDI: The impact of hosting different sports mega-events on economic growth and foreign direct investment in developed and developing countries, 1970-2016
(2018) EKHS42 20181Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- In this paper, the effect hosting a mega sports event has on economic growth and the inflow of foreign direct investment is investigated over the period 1970 – 2016. This paper differentiates between six different mega sports events. Furthermore, it also investigates whether hosting mega sports events in developing countries has a different impact on economic growth and the inflow of foreign direct investment than if such an effect were hosted in a developed country.
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- author
- Prijs, Marcel LU
- supervisor
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- Jutta Bolt LU
- organization
- course
- EKHS42 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Mega Sports Events, Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Cup, African Cup of Nations, Copa America, Longitudinal Investigation
- language
- English
- id
- 8951830
- date added to LUP
- 2018-08-20 14:48:32
- date last changed
- 2018-08-20 14:48:32
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