The Olympics by Numbers
Aug 02, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 150
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Episode description
As millions of people around the globe tune into the 2024 Paris Olympics, hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze peer into some of the economic questions around the spectacle. The two look into the cost of hosting, how much money it takes to be an athlete, and the relationship between expected medal count and a country’s GDP.
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