Background: A major policy goal of many ministries of sport and health is increased
participation in sport to promote health. A growing literature is emerging about the benefits of …

This study reviews the literature on the evaluation of the Olympic Games, within the broader
framework of their significance as cultural assets and opportunities for endogenous growth …

But this assumption is almost surely wrong. Ifsharing firms prevail in the current fights over
the right to operate (and indications suggest they will), it is unlikely that cities and states will …

Academic interest in the economics of professional team sports dates back as far as the mid-
1950s. Since then, many books and journal articles have been written on the subject. Much …

We investigate the relationship between participation in physical activity and self reported
happiness in the United States. IV estimates based on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor …

The overarching aim of this study was to examine the role of sport and, in particular, the
impact of Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup in how Qatar has dealt with human rights …

Following a growing focus on the social impacts of mega-sport events over the past decade,
this study examined perceptions of psychic income and social capital among South African …

The spiralling costs of hosting sports mega-events (SMEs) are usually justified by the
'legacies' that they produce. Therefore, this article begins by problematising the notion of …

Elite sports are widely considered by national governments as a merit good through which
many benefits to society as whole can be fostered through the stimulation of 'national …

Elite and professional sport events have been recognized as potential mechanisms to
enhance well-being. This multicountry study investigates how engagement in such events …