Comments on: Costs and benefits of the Olympics http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/sport/costs-and-benefits-of-the-olympics/ Economics Blog - current events and economics essays Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:06:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Is hosting a major sporting event a blessing or a curse? « BBC World Have Your Say http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/sport/costs-and-benefits-of-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-5539 Is hosting a major sporting event a blessing or a curse? « BBC World Have Your Say Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:38:14 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/sport/costs-and-benefits-of-the-olympics/#comment-5539 [...] aside there is also the question of whether sporting events are economically viable. Here it is argued that there are many economic advantage to hosting large sporting events. But the games in [...] [...] aside there is also the question of whether sporting events are economically viable. Here it is argued that there are many economic advantage to hosting large sporting events. But the games in [...]

]]> By: Carolyn Thomas http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/sport/costs-and-benefits-of-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-5530 Carolyn Thomas Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:07:28 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/sport/costs-and-benefits-of-the-olympics/#comment-5530 Here in Canada, where the obscenely expensive 2010 party called the Winter Games is in full swing, it's clear that this is all about money and partying (with athletic achievement a much-ballyhooed but less important factor - that's why each sport has its own world championship). And Vancouverites will continue to pay for these Games long after the drunken fans have returned home after 17 days. According to economist Dr. Jeffrey Owen at Indiana State University, it's a myth that hosting an Olympics event makes good business sense, despite what all those economic impact studies predict. “To date, there has not been a single study of an Olympics or other large-scale sporting event that has found empirical evidence of significant economic impacts.” More on this at: 'Why the Olympics Are Bad Business' at http://ethicalnag.org/2010/02/14/olympics/ Here in Canada, where the obscenely expensive 2010 party called the Winter Games is in full swing, it’s clear that this is all about money and partying (with athletic achievement a much-ballyhooed but less important factor – that’s why each sport has its own world championship).

And Vancouverites will continue to pay for these Games long after the drunken fans have returned home after 17 days. According to economist Dr. Jeffrey Owen at Indiana State University, it’s a myth that hosting an Olympics event makes good business sense, despite what all those economic impact studies predict.

“To date, there has not been a single study of an Olympics or other large-scale sporting event that has found empirical evidence of significant economic impacts.”

More on this at: ‘Why the Olympics Are Bad Business’ at
http://ethicalnag.org/2010/02/14/olympics/

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