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The Socio-Economic Determinants of International Soccer Performance

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Robert Hoffmann (The University of Nottingham)
Lee Chew Ging (The University of Nottingham)
Bala Ramasamy (The University of Nottingham)

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Abstract

This paper reports regression results identifying the variables influencing a country’s performance in international soccer games. The results reveal that economic, demographic, cultural and climatic factors are important. In particular, inverted U-shape relationships are identified with respect to temperature and per-capita wealth. We also find a significant interaction between Latin cultural origin and population size, while both variables are individually insignificant. Explanations for our results are offered.

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Article provided by Universidad del CEMA in its journal Journal of Applied Economics.

Volume (Year): V (2002)
Issue (Month): (November)
Pages: 253-272
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Keywords: football; FIFA World Ranking; Latin culture;

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