Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/214304 
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Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
CREMA Working Paper No. 2004-18
Publisher: 
Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA), Basel
Abstract: 
Most of the football papers that measure the international performances focus on the ranking system provided by the FIFA. Surprisingly, the World Cup per se has not been analyzed intensively. This paper as a novelty reports empirical evidence of international team performances in the World Cup tournaments between 1930 and 2002. The paper investigates to which extent economic, demographic, cultural and climatic factors have an impact on national teams' performances. Strong evidence is reported that nations with a stronger football tradition perform better.
Subjects: 
football
soccer
FIFA
culture
JEL: 
L83
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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