TY  - GEN
T1  - Illuminating the World Cup effect : night lights evidence from South Africa
A1  - Pfeifer,Gregor
A1  - Wahl,Fabian
A1  - Marczak,Martyna
Y1  - 2016/11/03
N2  - This 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.
KW  - Südafrika
KW  - Wirtschaftsentwicklung
KW  - Fußballweltmeisterschaft
CY  - Hohenheim
PB  - Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
AD  - Garbenstr. 15, 70593 Stuttgart
UR  - http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2016/1286
ER  -