Estimating the economic impact of mega events (Eduopen)

Estimating the economic impact of mega events (Eduopen)

The course offers an introduction to the economic impact estimation of mega events. It presents different methods of evaluation and some of the results given by their application, highlighting pros and cons of each one.

The participants will acquire the basic knowledge:

  • to estimate rigorously and without distortion the forecastable impact of a mega event (Olympics, Expo or similar);
  • to evaluate the validity of estimates produced by others.

Background and Requirements
The basic requisite is intellectual curiosity and rigour. Apart from this there are no requisite expect for a lecture where the basic mathematics of Input-output model are exposed (requirement: basic matrix algebra, convergence of series). This section is optional; the final certificate will indicate whether you also validated this section.

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