Andrew Zimbalist

Zimbalist is Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and the author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup

Recent Articles

The Summer Olympics Should Always Be in Los Angeles. Forever.

No other city in the world makes economic sense

By Andrew Zimbalist

Get Ready for a Massive World Cup Hangover, Brazil

The overzealous and costly build-up to the games will leave the country footing an astronomical bill.

By Andrew Zimbalist

The Clippers Are Worth Nowhere Near What Ballmer Is Paying

A sports economist crunches the numbers on how much the basketball team is worth, and says the former Microsoft CEO has no reason to bet the Los Angeles team will ever be worth $2 billion

By Andrew Zimbalist
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