Who wins the Olympic games: Economic resources and medal totals

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 413-417

  Bernard, Andrew B ^a   Busse, Meghan R ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1842428972     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465304774201824     Document Type: Article

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