Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/71112 
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Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 1267
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
This paper investigates whether male soccer tradition can predict the success of female soccer. Different from the existing literature, this paper utilizes panel data covering 175 countries during the 1991-2011 period, capturing country heterogeneity effects and time trends. An instrumental variable approach is further employed in order to identify causal relation. My findings do not support the widespread perception that male tradition determines female soccer attainments. On the other hand, my results indicate that women's empowerment can be a driving force for the success of female soccer.
Subjects: 
female and male soccer
women's empowerment
panel analysis
JEL: 
C33
J16
Z10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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