Inferring Drug Use from Productivity Trends in Track and Field

摘要

Record breaking performances in track and field events have long been of public interest and have even been the focus of an econometric analysis by Munasinghe, et. al. (JPE, 2001). Breaking a world record or winning medals at the Olympics can bring fame and high economic returns. However, the difference between superstar status and also-ran status can be a fraction of a second in running events and only millimeters in field events such as the long jump and shot put.