SIRC research and consultancy services
- performance management
- major events
- elite sport
- volunteers in sport
- economics of sport and recreation
- sports participation
Economics of sport and recreation
SIRC maintains an in-house designed macro-economic model of the sport and leisure industries. Data from this model has been used to conduct seminal 'economic importance of sport' reports for the UK as a whole, the four home nations and regions and sub regions. Furthermore, this data provides the basis for the Centre's two annual publications - Leisure Forecasts and Sport Market Forecasts.
Our technical competence in the areas of applied economics, econometrics and management accounting differentiate The Sport Industry Research Centre from its competitors within other HE institutions and the commercial market place.
In 2005 SIRC's expertise was recognised by Sport England when we were awarded the status of Collaborating Centre on the Economics of Sport.
We take a broad view of what is meant by sport and recreation and have used the basic principles in a variety of contexts notably Countryside Recreation where we have examined demand and supply issues for National Exemplar projects into Rights of Way Improvement Plans.
Key clients
Projects
- Sport England
The economic importance of sport in the UK - UK Sport
The economic importance of sport in England and the nine English regions - Sport Scotland
The economic importance of sport in Scotland - The Sports Council for Wales
The economic importance of sport in Wales - Sportspulse
The economic importance of sport in the South Yorkshire region
Publications
Leisure Forecasts
Sport Market Forecasts
Mulder, C; Shibli, S; Hale, J (2006). Rights of Way Improvement Plans and increased access to the countryside in England: some key issues concerning supply. Managing Leisure 11 (2) 96 - 115
Mulder, C; Shibli, S; Hale, J (2005). Young People's demand for countryside recreation: a function of supply, tastes and preferences? Managing Leisure 10 (2) 106 - 127
Gratton, C., Shibli, S. and Coleman, R.J. (2005). The economics of sport tourism at major events, in Higham, J. (Ed.) Sport tourism destinations, issues, opportunities and analysis, Ch. 17, 233-247. Oxford, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Gratton, C., Shibli, S. and Coleman, R.J. (2005) Sport and economic regeneration in cities, Urban Studies, Vol. 42, No. 5/6, pp1-15
Gratton C; Barlow, M; Bullough, S (2004) The Sport Economy in Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly, Cornwall Sport Action Zone/Cornwall Enterprise, SIRC
Sport Industry Research Centre (2004). Economic impact estimates on EIRE of 32 sport events held in 2002/03. Report prepared for the Irish Tourist Board. Sheffield, SIRC
UK Sport (2004). Measuring Success 2: The Economic Impact of Major Sports Events. Report prepared by SIRC. London, UK Sport
UK Sport (2002). The 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon and BUPA Bristol Half Marathon: The economic impact, place marketing effects and people's perceptions of Bristol. Report prepared by SIRC, London, UK Sport
Sport Industry Research Centre (2002a). An evaluation of the economic impact and place marketing effects on Northern Ireland of the 2002 Senior British Open Golf Championship. Sheffield, SIRC
Sport Industry Research Centre (2002b). An evaluation of the economic impact and place marketing effects Sheffield of the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship. Sheffield, SIRC
Shibli, S. (2001). Using an understanding of the behaviour patterns of key participant groups to predict the economic impact of major sports events. Book of Proceedings for the 9th EASM Congress, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, 294-298
Solberg, H.A., Andersson, T.D. and Shibli, S. (2001) An exploration of the direct economic impacts from business travellers at World Championships, Event Management: An International Journal, vol. 7, No. 3, pp 151-164
Coleman, R.J. (2003). Flora London Marathon 2000 - The Economic Legacy. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 10 (Supplement 2003), Event Management, 51-73
Sport Industry Research Centre (2000). Flora London Marathon 2000: The Economics. Sheffield, SIRC
Gratton, C., Dobson, N. and Shibli, S. (2000). The economic importance of major sports events: A case-study of six events. Managing Leisure 5, 17-28
Gratton C. and Taylor, P. (2000) The economics of sport and recreation, E&FN Spon, London
UK Sport (1999a). Major Events Blueprint: The Economics - A Guide. Prepared by the Leisure Industries Research Centre. London, UK Sport
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