Globalization and the Rate of Technological Progress
What Track and Field Records Show
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10173655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lalith Munasinghe (Barnard College), Brendan O’flaherty (Columbia University), Stephan Danninger (0000-0001-9149-2618, International Monetary Fund) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1132-1149 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3808 • E-ISSN: 1537-534X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/322831 |
| OpenAlex | W2048777323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The past century and a quarter has seen frequent improvements in track and field records. We attempt to estimate what proportion of the speed of record breaking is due to globalization (competitors from more countries) and what proportion is due to technological progress (better equipment and training techniques). It appears that technological change is the chief driving force but that technological progress is improving the performance of seasoned elite athletes faster than it is improving the performance of adolescents. Both our results and our methods may have wider application
Athletes · Business · Competitor analysis · Economics · Elite · Field (mathematics · Geography · Globalization · Industrial organization · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Political science · Quarter (Canadian coin · Technological change · Track (disk drive · Track and field athletics · Engineering · Law · Marketing · Mechanical Engineering · Medicine · Sports Analytics and Performance
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| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 1969 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |