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Are we willing to pay enough to ‘Back the Bid’?: valuing the intangible impacts of London’s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games

Atkinson, Giles ORCID: 0000-0001-6736-3074, Mourato, Susana ORCID: 0000-0002-9361-9990, Szymanski, Stefan and Ozdemiroglu, Ece (2008) Are we willing to pay enough to ‘Back the Bid’?: valuing the intangible impacts of London’s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Urban Studies, 45 (2). pp. 419-444. ISSN 0042-0980

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Abstract

Using a contingent valuation survey, this paper provides the first empirical test of the proposition that intangible impacts might justify hosting major sporting events on cost—benefit grounds. Respondents, drawn from London, Manchester and Glasgow, were asked for their willingness to pay (WTP) to host the 2012 Olympic Games in London on the basis of the intangible impacts that this event might provide. Annual mean WTP is £22, £12 and £11 per year (for 10 years) in these 3 UK cities respectively. An illustrative total (UK) WTP for intangible impacts is in the region of £2 billion. Statistical analysis of WTP determinants reveals a range of plausible explanatory factors such as respondents' degree of support for the bid.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://usj.sagepub.com/
Additional Information: © 2008 Urban Studies Journal Limited
Divisions: Geography & Environment
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Date Deposited: 27 Jan 2009 16:37
Last Modified: 13 Mar 2024 20:45
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/22283

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