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doi:10.22028/D291-40340
Title: | On the determinants of sporting success – A note on the Olympic Games |
Author(s): | Emrich, Eike Klein, Markus Pitsch, Werner Pierdzioch, Christian |
Language: | English |
Title: | Economics Bulletin |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 1890-1901 |
Publisher/Platform: | John Conley |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
DDC notations: | 796 Sports |
Publikation type: | Journal Article |
Abstract: | We analyzed whether, in democratic open societies, economic and demographic conditions allow sporting success at the aggregate level to be predicted. Theoretical considerations led to the hypothesis that the population size and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita should be important determinants of sporting success. Using regression analysis, we analyzed the influence of population size and GDP per capita on sporting success in Olympic Summer and Winter Games (1992 – 2010). Regarding the Olympic summer games, we found that the most powerful predictor is population size. In contrast, GDP per capita seems to play an important role as a predictor of sporting success with respect to the Olympic winter games. |
URL of the first publication: | https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-11-00722 |
Link to this record: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:291--ds-403404 hdl:20.500.11880/36286 http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-40340 |
ISSN: | 1545-2921 |
Date of registration: | 16-Aug-2023 |
Faculty: | HW - Fakultät für Empirische Humanwissenschaften und Wirtschaftswissenschaft |
Department: | HW - Sportwissenschaft |
Professorship: | HW - Prof. Dr. Eike Emrich |
Collections: | SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes |
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