Decreasing Returns to Scale for the Small Country due to Scarcity or Indivisibility - A Test on Sport
This paper envisages economies of scale - or rather, diseconomies of low scale - caused in small nations by a sometimes acute shortage of talent and to indivisibility of teams: for example, a small country such as Iceland or Luxembourg cannot participate in an international football tournament with...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:ces:ceswps:_294 2024-04-14T08:13:41+00:00 Decreasing Returns to Scale for the Small Country due to Scarcity or Indivisibility - A Test on Sport Herbert Glejser https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/cesifo_wp294.pdf unknown https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/cesifo_wp294.pdf preprint ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:34:10Z This paper envisages economies of scale - or rather, diseconomies of low scale - caused in small nations by a sometimes acute shortage of talent and to indivisibility of teams: for example, a small country such as Iceland or Luxembourg cannot participate in an international football tournament with only three players, even if they are exceptionally gifted. After devising a few models we test them on sports (especially on Olympic results). We find that, indeed, the comparative superiority of large nations is to be found in (especially large) team events. Several results are significant at the 0.001 significance level. We conclude by suggesting the establishment of institutions similar to customs unions: a European Sport Associations United (ESAU) could fight with some hope the giants of today and tomorrow (China, India, etc.). Report Iceland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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This paper envisages economies of scale - or rather, diseconomies of low scale - caused in small nations by a sometimes acute shortage of talent and to indivisibility of teams: for example, a small country such as Iceland or Luxembourg cannot participate in an international football tournament with only three players, even if they are exceptionally gifted. After devising a few models we test them on sports (especially on Olympic results). We find that, indeed, the comparative superiority of large nations is to be found in (especially large) team events. Several results are significant at the 0.001 significance level. We conclude by suggesting the establishment of institutions similar to customs unions: a European Sport Associations United (ESAU) could fight with some hope the giants of today and tomorrow (China, India, etc.). |
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Decreasing Returns to Scale for the Small Country due to Scarcity or Indivisibility - A Test on Sport |
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Decreasing Returns to Scale for the Small Country due to Scarcity or Indivisibility - A Test on Sport |
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Decreasing Returns to Scale for the Small Country due to Scarcity or Indivisibility - A Test on Sport |
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