Bernard, Andrew B.; Busse, Meghan R. - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 86 (2004) 1, pp. 413-417
This paper examines determinants of Olympic success at the country level. Does the United States win its fair share of Olympic medals? Why does China win only 6% of the medals even though it has one-fifth of the world's population? We consider the role of population and economic resources in...