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Economic impact of the 2014 Special Olympics summer games on the BC economy Somerville, Tsur; Taylor, Blake
Abstract
The Special Olympics offers an exceptional opportunity for persons with intellectual disabilities to come together through sport. The program transforms the lives of all those who participate, assist, or watch the events, changing attitudes about disabilities, and in the process to make all of us and our communities stronger. By bringing people together, Special Olympics teaches us to recognize our similarities rather than focus on our differences. This past July, UBC and Vancouver hosted the 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games at UBC’s Point Grey campus. Over 2000 participants and coaches were joined by an estimated 2000 family members, friends, and other spectators in competition as well as marvel in and celebrate the achievements of the participants. Hosting a national event may also bring an economic benefit to the host community and province. This report summarizes the analysis of the net economic impact of the July 2014 Games on the Province of British Columbia. Using provincial input-‐output tables, survey and registration information for participants and attendees, and Tourism Vancouver surveys, the Games is estimated to have provided a boost of $1,027,000 to the provincial GDP, $139,000 for the provincial treasury, and led to an increase in employment for 2014 of the equivalent of 26.5 full-‐time jobs. While not fully disaggregated, the vast share of the benefit occurs in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland rather than being spread out through the province.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Economic impact of the 2014 Special Olympics summer games on the BC economy
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| Creator | |
| Contributor | |
| Publisher |
University of British Columbia. Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate
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| Date Issued |
2014-10-01
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| Description |
The
Special
Olympics
offers
an
exceptional
opportunity
for
persons
with
intellectual
disabilities
to
come
together
through
sport.
The
program
transforms
the
lives
of
all
those
who
participate,
assist,
or
watch
the
events,
changing
attitudes
about
disabilities,
and
in
the
process
to
make
all
of
us
and
our
communities
stronger.
By
bringing
people
together,
Special
Olympics
teaches
us
to
recognize
our
similarities
rather
than
focus
on
our
differences.
This
past
July,
UBC
and
Vancouver
hosted
the
2014
Special
Olympics
Canada
Summer
Games
at
UBC’s
Point
Grey
campus.
Over
2000
participants
and
coaches
were
joined
by
an
estimated
2000
family
members,
friends,
and
other
spectators
in
competition
as
well
as
marvel
in
and
celebrate
the
achievements
of
the
participants.
Hosting
a
national
event
may
also
bring
an
economic
benefit
to
the
host
community
and
province.
This
report
summarizes
the
analysis
of
the
net
economic
impact
of
the
July
2014
Games
on
the
Province
of
British
Columbia.
Using
provincial
input-‐output
tables,
survey
and
registration
information
for
participants
and
attendees,
and
Tourism
Vancouver
surveys,
the
Games
is
estimated
to
have
provided
a
boost
of
$1,027,000
to
the
provincial
GDP,
$139,000
for
the
provincial
treasury,
and
led
to
an
increase
in
employment
for
2014
of
the
equivalent
of
26.5
full-‐time
jobs.
While
not
fully
disaggregated,
the
vast
share
of
the
benefit
occurs
in
Vancouver
and
the
Lower
Mainland
rather
than
being
spread
out
through
the
province.
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| Genre | |
| Type | |
| Language |
eng
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| Date Available |
2014-10-06
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0052294
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| URI | |
| Affiliation | |
| Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
|
| Scholarly Level |
Faculty; Graduate
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| Rights URI | |
| Aggregated Source Repository |
DSpace
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