The Socio-Economic Determinants of International Soccer Performance

Robert Hoffmann (), Chew Ging Lee and Bala Ramasamy

Journal of Applied Economics, 2002, vol. 5, 253-272

Abstract: This paper reports regression results identifying the variables influencing a countryÂ’s performance in international soccer games. The results reveal that economic, demographic, cultural and climatic factors are important. In particular, inverted U-shape relationships are identified with respect to temperature and per-capita wealth. We also find a significant interaction between Latin cultural origin and population size, while both variables are individually insignificant. Explanations for our results are offered.

Keywords: football; FIFA World Ranking; Latin culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H50 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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