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Is Football an Indicator of Development at the International Level?
- Source :
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Social Indicators Research . Jul2014, Vol. 117 Issue 3, p827-848. 22p. 9 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The aim of this paper is to examine whether football can be considered an indicator of development at the international level. An empirical econometric model is designed in order to analyse development in terms of GDP per capita as well as in terms of the Human Development Index. Cross-sectional and time-series information are used. The results suggest that FIFA rankings of national teams can be used to complement our understanding of multidimensional development, in particular, in those countries where the availability of information is not as good as researchers would like. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03038300
- Volume :
- 117
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Indicators Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96312573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-013-0368-x