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Is it the economy, stupid? The role of social versus economic factors in people’s support for hosting the Olympic Games: evidence from 12 democratic countries

Tobias StreicherCenter for Sports and Management (CSM), WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Düsseldorf, GermanyView further author information
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Sascha L. SchmidtCenter for Sports and Management (CSM), WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Düsseldorf, Germany;CREMA – Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Zürich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Dominik SchreyerCenter for Sports and Management (CSM), WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Düsseldorf, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Benno TorglerCREMA – Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Zürich, Switzerland;The School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 170-174 | Published online: 18 Apr 2016

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