Statistical data from the Independent Commission and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) indicate that Russia is the worst violator of anti-doping rules. Multivariate statistical models find evidence that Russia performed unexpectedly well at the London Games, that the cross-country pattern of...

Mit der wachsenden Bedeutung des Spitzensports gerät das Phänomen Doping in den Fokus vielseitiger öffentlicher und akademischer Interessen. Traditionell unter juristischen, medizinischen oder sportpolitischen Vorzeichen betrachtet, wird die ökonomische Seite der Problematik dabei meist...

We analyze the doping behavior of heterogeneous athletes in an environment of private information. In a n-player strategic game, modeled as an all-pay auction, each athlete has private information about his actual physical ability and choses the amount of performance-enhancing drugs. The use of...