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Who Wins the Olympic Games : Economic Development and Medal Totals
Bernard, Andrew B. - 2000
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470733
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The Olympic Effect
Rose, Andrew K. - 2009
Economists are skeptical about the economic benefits of hosting "mega-events" such as the Olympic Games or the World …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463794
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How Fast Do Old Men Slow Down?
Fair, Ray C. - 1991
This study uses data on men's track and field and road racing records by age to estimate the rate at which men slow down with age. For most of the running events (400 meters through the half marathon), the slowdown rate per year is estimated to be .80 percent between ages 35 and 51. At age 51...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475248
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Democratic Republic of Congo Sports and Culture for Development
World Bank Group - 2019
approaches to build resilience and social cohesion. Section 2 summarizes some of the evidence on pathways linking sports and … culture to development. Section 3 presents the DRC sports and culture institutional environment, and the last section presents …
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The portfolio flows of international investors
Froot, Kenneth; O'Connell, Paul G. J.; Seasholes, Mark S. - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000673943
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Social security in theory and practice
Mulligan, Casey B.; Sala-i-Martin, Xavier - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001388864
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The Bretton Woods international monetary system : an historical overview
Bordo, Michael D. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000109009
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The gold standard, Bretton Woods and other monetary regimes : an historical appraisal
Bordo, Michael D. - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000109178
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The Environmental Impacts of Protected Area Policy
Reynaert, Mathias; Rodrigues, Eduardo Augusto de Souza; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical … summarize empirical evidence across multiple regions of the world. In most cases, protection has had at most a modest impact on …
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Long-term Care Around the World
Gruber, Jonathan; McGarry, Kathleen; Hanzel, Charles - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The developed world is in the midst of an enormous demographic transition, with life expectancy increasing and … the world. This paper serves as the introduction to a volume that brings together experts from ten countries to compare …
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