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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)

Abstract

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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  • Arne Feddersen & Wolfgang Maennig & Philipp Zimmermann, 2007. "How to Win the Olympic Games – The Empirics of Key Success Factors of Olympic Bids," Working Papers 0705, International Association of Sports Economists;North American Association of Sports Economists.
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    1. 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.
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    Keywords

    Olympic Games; Bidding process; Key success factors; Binary logistical regression;
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    JEL classification:

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

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