Success at the Summer Olympics: How Much Do Economic Factors Explain? by Pravin K. Trivedi, David M. Zimmer

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Have the Olympic Games become more migratory? A comparative historical perspective by Joost Jansen, Godfried Engbersen

“…We conducted an analysis of approximately 40,000 participants from 11 countries who participated in the Summer Games between 1948 and 2012. The selected countries have different histories of migration and cover the distinction between ‘nations of immigrants’ (Australia, Canada, United States), ‘countries of immigration’ (France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Sweden), ‘latecomers to immigration’ (Italy, Spain) and, what we coin, ‘former countries of immigration’ (Argentina, Brazil). …”
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