"There is very little evidence to suggest hosting the Olympics provides much of an economic benefit," said Victor Matheson, a professor of economics at College of the Holy Cross.
The two most recent Summer Games had drastically different outcomes. The Olympics in Beijing in 2008 were widely considered a success, mainly because it helped the nation show the world how much it had emerged as an economic power.
"Beijing did it as an advertisement. They got tremendous value, because they didn't care about the cost. It was like buying a ton of television ads," said Mark Rosentraub, a professor of sports management at the University of Michigan.
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