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Invisible Hand Revealed: An Olympic Monopoly

September 14, 2012 By Brian Viard

CKGSB, Brian Viard

The International Olympics Committee has mastered the art of monopoly pricing Now that the Olympics is over it is a good time to reflect on its economics. The Olympics is big business with an estimated $5 billion in revenue flowing to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2009 to 2012 . Aside from television income, […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, ExpertSpeak, Invisible Hand Revealed, Know China, Marketing, Sports Tagged With: International Olympic Committee, Monopoly, Monopoly Pricing, Olympics

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