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How to Win the Olympic Games – The Empirics of Key Success Factors of Olympic Bids

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Arne Feddersen () (University of Hamburg)
Wolfgang Maennig () (University of Hamburg)
Philipp Zimmermann (University of Hamburg)

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This paper examines the probability of the success of city bid campaigns on the basis of the quantified factors of a total of 43 bids for the Summer Olympic Games between 1992 and 2012. By using a model with the distance of the sporting venues to the Olympic Village, the local temperatures and unemployment rates, we can correctly predict the decision in 97 % of failed bids and in 60 % of successful bids.

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Paper provided by International Association of Sports Economists in its series Working Papers with number 0705.

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Date of creation: Apr 2007
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Keywords: Olympic Games; Bidding process; Key success factors; Binary logistical regression;

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L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models

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  1. Robert Baade & Victor Matheson, 2000. "Bidding for the Olympics: Fools Gold?," IASE Conference Papers 0007, International Association of Sports Economists. [Downloadable!]
  2. Arne Feddersen & Wolfgang Maennig, 2005. "Trends in Competitive Balance: Is there Evidence for Growing Imbalance in Professional Sport Leagues?," Working Papers 0012005, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Loek Groot, 2008. "The Contest for Olympic Succes as a Public Good," Working Papers 08-34, Utrecht School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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