The impact of the fifa world Cup 2010 on unemployment in South Africa Michiel Antoine Oosterbaan


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World Cup 2010 South Africa



The impact of the FIFA World Cup 2010 on unemployment in 
South Africa 
 
Michiel Antoine Oosterbaan 
Student Number: 3282740 
Email: michieloosterbaan@gmail.com 
Johannes Vijghstraat 52, 6524 BV Nijmegen, The Netherlands 
Master Thesis in International Economics and Business, Globalization and Development 
Utrecht University School of Economics 
Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 26, 2013 
Supervisors: Dr. Marc Schramm and Dr. Julia Swart 
Abstract: Using a difference-in-difference technique this study examines the unemployment 
effects of the FIFA World Cup in the host municipalities of South Africa. It is the first 
multivariate analysis of the unemployment effects of a FIFA World Cup in a developing 
country. The results demonstrate that hosting the FIFA World Cup increased unemployment 
by 6.6% in host municipalities relative to other municipalities. Therefore, this study enlarges 
the list for ex post studies that are not able to find positive significant results on mega-events.
Keywords: Unemployment, Sport Economics, Infrastructure, Regional Economics
JEL classification: E24, L83, R53, R58 
 
Acknowledgements: I want to thank Elton Roupa and David Wilson from IHS Global Insight 
South Africa, who helped me to attain my data after a long quest. Furthermore, I want to 
thank Marc Schramm for pointing me in the right direction. 



Table of Contents 
1. Introduction

2. Literature overview

3. Data and Method
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4. Results 
19 
5. Discussion
22 
6. Conclusion
24 
7. References
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