Illuminating the World Cup effect

dc.contributor.authorPfeifer, Gregorde
dc.contributor.authorWahl, Fabiande
dc.contributor.authorMarczak, Martynade
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-08T08:53:32Z
dc.date.available2024-04-08T08:53:32Z
dc.date.created2016-11-03
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the economic impact of the $14 billion preparatory investments for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. We use satellite data on night light luminosity at municipality and electoral district level as a proxy for economic development, applying synthetic control methods for estimation. For the average World Cup municipality, we find significantly positive, short-run effects before the tournament, corresponding to a reduction of unemployment by 1.3 percentage points. At the electoral district level, we reveal distinct effect heterogeneity, where especially investments in transport infrastructure are shown to have long-lasting, positive effects, particularly in more rural areas.en
dc.identifier.swb479321175
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6086
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-12861
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences; 2016,16
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dc.subjectFootball World Cupen
dc.subjectPublic infrastructureen
dc.subjectDevelopmenten
dc.subjectNight lights dataen
dc.subjectSynthetic control methodsen
dc.subjectMega sports eventen
dc.subjectSouth Africaen
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.gndSüdafrikade
dc.subject.gndWirtschaftsentwicklungde
dc.subject.gndFußballweltmeisterschaftde
dc.titleIlluminating the World Cup effectde
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local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlaceUniversität Hohenheimde
local.export.bibtex@techreport{Pfeifer2016, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6086}, author = {Pfeifer, Gregor and Wahl, Fabian and Marczak, Martyna et al.}, title = {Illuminating the World Cup effect : night lights evidence from South Africa}, year = {2016}, school = {Universität Hohenheim}, series = {Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorPfeifer, Gregor and Wahl, Fabian and Marczak, Martyna et al.
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local.faculty.number3de
local.institute.number520de
local.opus.number1286
local.series.issueNumber2016,16
local.series.titleHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences
local.title.fullIlluminating the World Cup effect : night lights evidence from South Africa
local.title.subnight lights evidence from South Africa
local.universityUniversität Hohenheimde
local.university.facultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciencesen
local.university.facultyFakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftende
local.university.instituteInstitute for Economicsen
local.university.instituteInstitut für Volkswirtschaftslehrede

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