Together with the books cited in this article, earlier
literature reviews have been consulted. These include
reviews of research in the event management field by
Formica (1998), Getz (2000b), and Harris, Jago, Allen, and
Huyskens (2001). Hede, Jago, and Deery (2002, 2003)
reviewed special events research for the period of
1990–2002. Also, Sherwood’s doctoral dissertation (2007)
entailed a large-scale review of pertinent literature and
specifically examined 85 event economic impact studies
prepared in Australia.