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Bidding for and winning a major event such as the Olympic Games or the European Capital of Culture (ECOC) can generate significant benefits for the host city. But most event bids actually fail. This is the first study of the effects of a failed ECOC bid, which shows that these can also generate significant benefits.

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This paper is important as one of the first studies of the effects of a failed event bid.

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This page is a summary of: Evaluating the European capital of culture that never was: the case of BrabantStad 2018, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events, August 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2014.944189.
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