As part of the debate leading up to the failed United States Olympic bid of Boston 2024, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker asked for an evaluation of financial details related to expenditures. He charged The Brattle Group, a leading firm in economic consulting out of Cambridge, MA, with analyzing the numbers and providing mathematical evaluation of the bid.
Gov. Baker pledged to remain neutral until the firm completed its analysis, and when hired, people expected its findings to be one of the most hotly-anticipated parts of the Olympic Games bid. The group released its findings on Tuesday, although it came well after the fact that Boston 2024 already lost its bid when the USOC pulled out of the Bay State following Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's refusal to blindly sign the commitment contract.