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Who Wins the Olympic Games: Economic Development and Medal Totals


Andrew B. Bernard


Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Meghan R. Busse


University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
November 2000

NBER Working Paper No. w7998

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This paper examines determinants of Olympic success at the country level. Does the U.S. win its fair share of Olympic medals? Why does China win 6% of the medals even though it has 1/5 of the world's population? We consider the role of population and economic development in determining medal totals from 1960-1996. We also provide out of sample predictions for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

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Date posted: November 13, 2000  

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Bernard, Andrew B. and Busse, Meghan R., Who Wins the Olympic Games: Economic Development and Medal Totals (November 2000). NBER Working Paper No. w7998. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=249552

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Andrew B. Bernard (Contact Author)
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business ( email )
100 Tuck Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
United States
603-646-0302 (Phone)
603-646-9084 (Fax)
HOME PAGE: http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/faculty/Andrew.Bernard/
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Meghan R. Busse
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business ( email )
2220 Piedmont Avenue, #1900
Berkeley, CA 94720-1900
United States
510-642-9489 (Phone)
510-643-5180 (Fax)
HOME PAGE: http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/meghan/index.html
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