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The Best Party Themes You Can Think Of
Who doesn’t love a party? Gathering with friends and family can be a joyous occasion. But if your looking to throw a party that you will always remember then this ... -
Despite what the NFL will tell you, hosting the Super Bowl is not good for ...
Here's my piece at the Washington Examiner on the simple economics of the Super Bowl: http://washex.am/2jPxOxJ Bottom line: Mega-events displace other economic activity, business visitors, conventions, and other travel ... -
"Going for the Gold: The Economics of the Olympics"
The Summer Olympics are just around the corner and the Spring 2016 issue of the Journal of Economic of Economic Perspectives has a paper on the economics of the Olympics. The ... -
Two Weeks Out From the World Cup, a Familiar Picture Emerges
The opening match between Brazil and Croatia will kick off two weeks from tomorrow. But there seems less anticipation leading up to the Cup on whether Brazil will reign supreme ... -
Good Lines on Economic Impact of the Super Bowl
We've been over the logic and the figures on the economic impact from sports ad infinitum. But this piece by Joe Eskenzai at SF Weekly, with an assist from USF ... -
"Give the World Cup bid a red card"
That's the title of co-blogger Dennis Coates' piece in today's LA Times. Dennis may be too proud to call attention to himself by pointing that out here, but I'm not! ... -
Mega Event Legacy Update: Athens Edition
I have been watching quite a bit of World Cup coverage, and the announcers seem to have gone out of their way to complement the new stadiums built for the ... -
World Cup finances & knock-on effects
This BBC story has a number of figures on the costs and revenues of staging this year's World Cup in South Africa. Among them (in British pounds): FIFA's expected revenue: ... -
Migration of the All-Star Game
In response to concerns about potential racial profiling of its players, 27% of whom are of Hispanic origin, the Major League Baseball Players Association today issued a statement opposing the ... -
The IMF Surveys the Impact of Mega-Events
The latest issue of the IMF's journal, Finance and Development, has a number of essays on the impact of hosting events like the Olympics and the World Cup. Andrew Zimbalist's ...
