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Lottery Sales and Per-capita GDP: An Inverted U Relationship

Maria João Kaizeler, Horácio Crespo Faustino

Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · pp. 225–238 · Published 18 Aug 2012

10.9734/BJEMT/2012/1411

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the relationship between per-capita sales and per-capita GDP is given by an inverted U. The paper considers that lottery sales increase together with increases in GDP up to a point where a country has reached a level at which the GDP is high enough and lottery sales become an inferior good and as a result, start to decrease. The results confirm the hypothesis, in addition to yielding other interesting findings: countries with higher levels of education sell fewer lottery products; lottery sales increase together with increases in the male to female ratio.

Gambling per-capita GDP gender ratio religion education

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