I see. Intangible gains are tough to measure too, like marketing (Everyone in the world’s gonna hear/see about the US, this time for a good reason!).
Olympics are a loss because they need to build a ton of venues, temporary housing. They need to restructure the way a city runs for two weeks and provide security for all of it. I am sure there are additional costs to world cup compared to regular sporting events but I don't think it is on the scale of the Olympics.
Overall it is not a huge impact but for regional economies where games will be played. This will make or break some bars, restaurants, hotels, ancillary service providers year.
Also it is only one month out of twelve so on a monthly basis it is much more significant. If GDP grows annually by 2% that breaks down to 0.16% per month. World cup equates to almost 1/3 of the growth for the month it is played.
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I imagine it will end up being a net loss, like the Olympics and basically all other sporting events.
What are the government’s expenses to be in net loss? Security?
Usually there’s a lot of spending on making everything look nicer, which can include expensive infrastructure upgrades.
Also, congestion is a big cost that’s hard to measure.
I see. Intangible gains are tough to measure too, like marketing (Everyone in the world’s gonna hear/see about the US, this time for a good reason!).
Don’t be so sure the press will be positive
Olympics are a loss because they need to build a ton of venues, temporary housing. They need to restructure the way a city runs for two weeks and provide security for all of it. I am sure there are additional costs to world cup compared to regular sporting events but I don't think it is on the scale of the Olympics.
Probably not, I just meant it would also be a financial loser
Definitely for people paying 2k a seat to watch soccer.
Overall it is not a huge impact but for regional economies where games will be played. This will make or break some bars, restaurants, hotels, ancillary service providers year.
Also it is only one month out of twelve so on a monthly basis it is much more significant. If GDP grows annually by 2% that breaks down to 0.16% per month. World cup equates to almost 1/3 of the growth for the month it is played.