Estimating the economic impact of mega events (Eduopen)

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.