Assessing the impact of the 2012 European Football Championships on the Polish economy

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Borowski, Jakub
Boratyński, Jakub
Czerniak, Adam
Dykas, Paweł
Rapacki, Ryszard
Tokarski, Tomasz
Plich, Mariusz
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2013
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Inderscience Publishers
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In this paper, we examine the impact of the UEFA EURO 2012™ on the Polish economy. The simulations are based on a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and cover the years 2008–2020. We find that the main source of economic benefits is the acceleration of investments in transport infrastructure, which fosters growth of total factor productivity and the inflow of foreign direct investment. This contrasts with the results for more developed countries hosting major sporting events, where infrastructure effects are reported to be of less importance. Overall cumulative real GDP gains amount to 2.1% of the 2009 GDP level under the basic scenario.
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Polish economy    Poland    CGE modelling    computable general equilibrium model    infrastructure investment    Barcelona effect    UEFA EURO 2012    2012 European Football Championship    impact studies    major sporting events
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Borowski, J., Boratyński, J., Czerniak, A., Dykas, P., Plich, M., Rapacki, R. and Tokarski, T. (2013) ‘Assessing the impact of the 2012 European Football Championships on the Polish economy’, Int. J. Sport Management and Marketing, Vol. 13, Nos. 1/2, pp.74–103
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https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/5886
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