Abstract
For the first time, the determinants of a country's success at the Paralympic Games are studied, using data from four editions, starting in 1996. By means of a tobit panel, we find that GDP per capita, population, being a former communist country, hosting the Paralympics and surface are positively related to success as measured by the (weighted) number of medals won. Deviations from the ideal temperature to practice sports negatively affect Paralympic success.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 133-147 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Sports Economics |
| Volume | 14 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- sports success
- Paralympics
- tobit panel