The economics of the World Cup

Dollar & Sense by The Brookings Institution

Dec 5, 202228:53Government & Organizations

David Dollar speaks with Victor Matheson, a professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, about the economic implications for a country hosting the World Cup tournament. Prof. Matheson, author of a recent pape...

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