BIG SPORTING EVENTS AND TOURISM:

THE 2014 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP

Authors

  • Roberto Meurer UFSC
  • Hoyêdo Nunes Lins UFSC

Keywords:

mega sporting events, tourism development, World Cup 2014

Abstract

Different countries and cities or regions usually dispute the condition of hosting mega sporting events,
especially the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup. The reasons have to do with the political and, above all, the economic benefits generally seen in such competitions. Impacts on
the tourism sector, with the injection of currency coming from the expenditures of foreign visitors,
outstand among the arguments in favor of the candidatures. The article looks at this subject by considering the World Cup 2014, hosted by Brazil. Employing econometric modeling,
the relationship between the World Cup and the influx of revenues is investigated. But this specific analysis is preceded by a discussion about the interests provoked by those events,
the different positions concerning their benefits or otherwise, and the way the expectations around tourism affect the disposition to dispute the hosting. In the final comments, the main
questions are summarized and the importance of systematically observing the consequences of these events is stressed.

Author Biographies

Roberto Meurer, UFSC

Departamento de Economia - UFSC

Hoyêdo Nunes Lins, UFSC

Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais, UFSC

Published

2021-12-21

How to Cite

Meurer, R., & Lins, H. N. (2021). BIG SPORTING EVENTS AND TOURISM:: THE 2014 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. Planejamento E Políticas Públicas, (47). Retrieved from //ipea.gov.br/ppp/index.php/PPP/article/view/609