The economic impact of the olympic games: Ex ante predictions and ex poste reality

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 470-486

  Porter, Philip K ^a   Fletcher, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53349101979     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: 1543270X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.22.4.470     Document Type: Article

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