The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games

Bent Flyvbjerg(Research cited)

Danish Institute for IT Program Management
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Research Centre for Government IT

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Media Coverage

Title

The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games

Media type

Web

Media name

The Council on Foreign Relations

Date

2024-07-20

Link

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/economics-hosting-olympic-games

Producer

James McBride, Noah Berman, Melissa Manno

Persons

Bent Flyvbjerg(Research cited)

Description

The costs of hosting the Olympics have skyrocketed, while the economic benefits are far from clear. The 2024 Paris Olympics could be a test of whether reforms to the process have made hosting a better deal...