Document Type
Thesis
First Faculty Advisor
Laura Beaudin
Second Faculty Advisor
Allison Kaminaga
Keywords
Olympic success; gender equity; panel data; international sports; socioeconomic indicators
Publisher
Bryant University
Rights Management
CC - BY - NC - ND
Abstract
This study investigates whether gender equity is one of the determinants of Olympic success at the country level. Using panel data with 766 observations from six Olympic years (2012–2022), it examines the relationship between gender equity and national medal counts. Three Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) models were estimated using total, men’s, and women’s medal counts as dependent variables. While the findings vary across models, results suggest that gender equity may be positively associated with Olympic performance, though its significance is limited when controlling for other social and economic variables.
Comments
This thesis was completed as part of the Bryant University Honors Program under the supervision of Dr. Laura Beaudin. It has not been previously published.