Economic, population and political determinants of the 2014 World Cup match results
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12675904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory T Papanikos (0000-0003-3532-8842, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 516-532 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soccer and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-0970 • E-ISSN: 1743-9590 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14660970.2015.1067799 |
| OpenAlex | W2286991032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
In this study, it is found that economic, population and political variables are significant determinants of the goal differences in the 2014 football World Cup matches after taking into consideration the football strength of the two teams on the field. It is shown that the strength difference of the two teams had a strong positive non-linear impact on goal differences and that the goal difference increased with strength but at a decreasing rate. Non-linear impact was also evident with regard to the political conditions of one country relative to the rival country. Furthermore, per capita income and population have a positive linear impact. A number of dummy variables were also found to have a non-significant impact on the game results. It was noted that only the variable that relates to the continent of the football teams had a positive impact
Demographic economics · Economics · Football · Per capita · Per capita income · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Statistics · Variable (mathematics · Variables · Demography · Law · Mathematics · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |