The decreasing returns to gender equality: evidence from the 2012 summer Olympics

Potts, Todd; Edwards, Richard A.

doi:10.1080/13504851.2013.826872

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“…Finally, the coefficient on the gender parity index (GPI) is positive and statistically significant at the 10% level. Recall that Lowen et al (2016), Kuper and Sterken (2003) and Potts and Edwards (2013) also find a positive relationship between gender equality and national Olympic success.…”

Section: Modeling Medal Shares At the Summer Olympics: 1996–2016mentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Potts and Edwards (2013) utilize the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap measure for gender equality and reveal that medal shares increase with equality, but with diminishing returns, while Lowen et al (2016) use a similar composite index published by the United Nations. Rewilak (2021) points out that such composite indices may contain components that can be correlated with income and opts for the World Bank's school enrollment parity index, but finds no statistically significant effect from increased equality.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Does it pay to Play by the Rules? Respect for Rule of law, Control of Corruption, and National Success at the Summer Olympics

Potts

2021

Journal of Sports Economics

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Utilizing the set of World Governance Indicators published by the World Bank, this paper finds that scoring highly in an indicator measuring respect for rule of law and control of corruption is associated with fewer athletes disqualified and higher medal shares at the Summer Olympics from 1996–2016. Notable reductions in disqualifications and increases in medal shares occur at coincident percentile ranks in the aforementioned indicator, with nations at the 67th percentile rank and above having a 13.8% higher probability of medaling and a 12.11% lower probability of having an athlete disqualified. These results uncover a new link between governance and Olympic success and provide support for the existing anti-doping rules and enforcement as, ceteris paribus, it would seem that nations whose athletes respect and abide by the rules achieve higher medal shares than those whose athletes do not.

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Section: Modeling Medal Shares At the Summer Olympics: 1996–2016mentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%