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The city of Boston may have won the nomination for the United States’ 2024 Olympic bid, but in the end, its taxpayers may end up losing.
Andrew Zimbalist is professor of economics at Smith College. His latest book, Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and World Cup, was just released by Brookings.
The city of Boston may have won the nomination for the United States’ 2024 Olympic bid, but in the end, its taxpayers may end up losing.