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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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Work and Play : International Evidence of Gender Equality in Employment and Sports
Klein, Michael W. - 2002
's Soccer World Cup and to do well in that competition. This effect of relative labor force participation rates on athletic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469632
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In-group Favoritism and Peer Effects in Wrongful Acquittals : NBA Referees as Judges
Mocan, Naci; Osborne-Christenson, Eric - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We provide the first analysis of racial in-group bias in Type-I and Type-II errors. Using player-referee matched data from NBA games we show that there is no overall racial bias or in-group bias in foul calls made by referees. Similarly, there is no racial bias or in-group bias in Type-I errors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013172159
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Athletes Greatly Benefit from Participation in Sports at the College and Secondary Level
Heckman, James J.; Loughlin, Colleen P. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
participation in sports for student athletes. Anecdotes about the exploitation of student athletes were cited in the opinion. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599362
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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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Cursing the blessings? : natural resource abundance, institutions, and economic growth
Brunnschweiler, Christa N. - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 36 (2008) 3, pp. 399-419
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003716887
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Stop interrupting : an empirical analysis of the implementation of IMF programs
Arpac, Ozlem; Bird, Graham R.; Mandilaras, Alex - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 36 (2008) 9, pp. 1493-1513
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003762597
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A cheap lunch for emerging markets : removing international financial market imperfections with modern financial instruments
Bauer, Christian; Herz, Bernhard; Hoops, Stefan - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 36 (2008) 9, pp. 1514-1530
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The Bretton Woods international monetary system : an historical overview
Bordo, Michael D. - 1992
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