By Wladimir Andreff, Honorary Professor of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne

The Journées de l'Économie (Jeco), organized by the Fondation Innovation et Transitions, offer citizens from all walks of life the keys to a better understanding of the world around them, through discussion of a wide range of topical issues from an economic perspective. The 16 th edition of Jeco, whose general theme is "Surmonter nos fragilités", takes place from November 14 to 16, 2003, in Lyon and online. To mark the occasion, the touteconomie. org website is featuring a series of blog posts written by the speakers at this year's event. We have chosen to republish the post by Wladimir Andreff, former President of AFSE, on the economics of the Olympic Games.

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