Executive Summary (via the Olympic World Library)
Full press release: Sports scientists present comprehensive analysis of cost and revenue overruns of the last ten Olympic Games (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)
IOC; Discover the economics of the Olympic Games (Video by the International Olympic Committee)
Discover the economics of the Olympic Games
IOC Media on YouTube
Ever wondered about the economics of an Olympic Games? This short video gives you an easy to understand perspective on the costs and benefits of hosting an Olympics.
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Paper; Going for the Gold: The Economics of the Olympics by Robert A. Baade & Victor A. Matheson
Going for the Gold: The Economics of the Olympics
Robert A. Baade
Victor A. Matheson
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Vol. 30, No. 2, Spring 2016
(pp. 201-18)
2024 Bid; Economic impact studies Paris and Los Angeles
Economic impact studies for Paris2024 and LA2024 are now available for download;
- Candidature Paris 2024, Etude d’Impact, Impact Economique – By Centre de droit et d’économie du sport (CDES) [PDF, in French]
Impacts of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles – By UC Riverside School of Business [PDF](Update March 16, 2017: File is deleted by the author)