Olympic Changes in Atlanta

    There does not seem to be much of an impact from the Olympics in Atlanta in terms of the Social Index that we created, or in median property values. However, there are many other socio-economic variables that could be looked at to see if they are affected  by mega events such as the Olympics.  Furthermore, variables  can be used in  multiple regression analysis to see if there is a correlation between the many socio-economic  indicators and distance to venues.
    Even though there we found no significant change in the Social Index directly around the venues, we found that the venues were hugely significant to land use changes in Atlanta.  The effects are localized and they do indicate a significant increase in commercial and services within the 1 km buffers around the venues.  These land use changes relate to the fact that there is a lot of construction occuring for the Olympic Games and industries that are affected the most by the games area usually the construction industry.
    Some studies might  choose to look at the overall effects of the Olympics, not neccessarily how changes are related to  the location of venues. One such analysis, such as a Markhov chain, might look at  the socio-economic trends or land-use trends before the Olympics and then compare the actual changes after the Olympics with the previous trend to determine  how the Olympics may affect an area.