奥运与经济

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The Olympics and Economics 2012


Contents
The Olympics and Economics 2012 .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Interview with Michael Johnson   ............................................................................................................................................ 2
(Sprinter, four-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder)
Impact on the UK: 2012 Olympics Likely to Provid e Economic As Well As Sporting Benefits ..................................... 4  
Interview with Matthew Syed  .............................................................................................................................. .................... 6
(Journalist, author and table tennis champion and a two-time Olympian)
Gold Goes Where Growth Environment Is Best—Using Our GES to Predict Olympic Medals .................................... 8
Interview with Tim Hollingsworth  ......................................................................................................................................... 12
(Chief Executive of the British Paralympic Association)   
Summer Olympics and Local House Prices: The Cases  of Los Angeles and Atlanta ................................................... 14
The Olympics as a Wi nning FX Strategy ......................................................................................... ...................................... 16
Impact of Olympics  on Stock Markets ........................................................................................... ........................................ 17
Interview with Michael Evans ................................................................................................................................................ 18
(Vice chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and member of Olympic gold medal winning rowing team)
Would the Euro area Make a Medal-Winning Olympic Team? ........................................................................ ................ 20
Interview with Marc Woods   .............................................................................................................................. ..................... 23
(Swimmer, four-time Paralympic gold medallist)   
Sydney 2000: “The Best Olympic Games Ever.” Was It Worth It? .................................................................. ................... 25
The Beijing Olympics (2008)—Looking for Positives Despite the Global Financial Crisis .........................................  26
Interview with Peter Hudnut  ................................................................................................................................................... 28
(Member of the USA Water Polo team at the  London 2012 Olympics, Olympic silver medallist)
The Next Olympic Games in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro 2016) .................................................................................................. 30
Ten Olympic Trends Viewed Through an Economic Lens  ........................................................................... ...................... 31
Medals Tables  ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36