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Mijail Erojin

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Mijail Erojin wrote a thesis on the economic and social impact of the 2011 Pan American Games, and is currently co-authoring a paper on the impact of mega sporting events on tourism, during the World Cups of Germany, Brasil and South Africa.

Fireworks are seen during the Opening Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium. (Image: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Mega sporting events suck at creating infrastructure, actually

Spend money to make money? Not really. It turns out there's very little in the Commonwealth Games for a host other than cost.

By Mijail Erojin | 18th June, 2018