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Olympic medals as an indicator of social welfare

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  • Casper Tak

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  • Frank Butter & Casper Tak, 1995. "Olympic medals as an indicator of social welfare," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 27-37, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:35:y:1995:i:1:p:27-37
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01079236
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    2. Robert Summers & Alan Heston, 1991. "The Penn World Table (Mark 5): An Expanded Set of International Comparisons, 1950–1988," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 106(2), pages 327-368.
    3. Hon‐Kwong Lui & Wing Suen, 2008. "Men, Money, And Medals: An Econometric Analysis Of The Olympic Games," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, February.
    4. Ram, Rati, 1982. "Composite indices of physical quality of life, basic needs fulfilment, and income : A principal component representation," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 11(2), pages 227-247, October.
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    2. Vagenas, George & Vlachokyriakou, Eleni, 2012. "Olympic medals and demo-economic factors: Novel predictors, the ex-host effect, the exact role of team size, and the “population-GDP” model revisited," Sport Management Review, Elsevier, vol. 15(2), pages 211-217.
    3. Klaus Nielsen & Rasmus Storm, 2013. "Is India the exception? - The Impact of Economic Growth on the Competitiveness of National Elite Sport Systems," Birkbeck Sports Business Centre Working Papers 6, Birkbeck College, Department of Management.
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    5. Nadim Nassif, 2018. "World Ranking Of Countries In Elite Sport," Rivista di Diritto ed Economia dello Sport, Centro di diritto e business dello Sport, vol. 14(2), pages 55-75, ottobre.

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