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Public Sector and Professional Sport

EN: This paper deals with some of the most relevant aspects of the relationship between the public sector and professional sport. First, we basically focus on the assessment of arguments providing the rationale for public subsidies to professional sport both in terms of efficiency and…

The Economic Importance of the Sports Sector and the Economic Impact of Sporting Events

EN: In this chapter, the issue of measuring the economic importance of sport is addressed from two points of view, which are related but different in terms of conception and methodological approach: first, weighting of sport considered as economic sector; secondly, quantification of the econ.

The Outcomes Related to Sport and Physical Activity: A Better Understanding of Health, Social, Labour and Academic Impacts

EN: Sport and physical activity are recognized as central to the delivery of both economic and non-economic outcomes in society. In terms of economic outcomes, they contribute on a macro level to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and also to the level of employment.

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