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dc.contributor.author | Grund, Christian | en |
dc.contributor.author | Höcker, Jan | en |
dc.contributor.author | Zimmermann, Stefan | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-11T09:04:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-08-11T09:04:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/37372 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We empirically explore the relevance of risk taking behavior in tournaments. We make use of data from the NBA season 2007/2008 and measure risk taking by the fraction of three-point shots. Current heterogeneity of teams is taken into account by intermediate results. It turns out that indeed teams who are behind increase the risk in terms of more three-point attempts. We additionally analyze the consequences of this change in behavior. Enhanced risk taking is inefficient for the vast majority of cases and only beneficial in terms of a higher winning probability if a team is behind with a rather large amount of points. We discuss possible explanations for these decision errors. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | |aVerein für Socialpolitik |cFrankfurt a. M. | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | |aBeiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Formation and Performance of Teams |xF12-V4 | en |
dc.subject.jel | M50 | en |
dc.subject.jel | M52 | en |
dc.subject.jel | M12 | en |
dc.subject.ddc | 330 | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Basketball | en |
dc.subject.keyword | NBA | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Risk taking | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Tournaments | en |
dc.title | Risk Taking Behavior in Tournaments - Evidence from the NBA | - |
dc.type | Conference Paper | en |
dc.identifier.ppn | 654915776 | en |
dc.rights | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | en |
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