Arbeitspapier
Risk taking behavior in tournaments: evidence from the NBA
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.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4812
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Thema
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Basketball
NBA
risk taking
tournaments
Risikopräferenz
Extensives Spiel
Ballsport
Professioneller Sport
Wirtschaftliche Effizienz
USA
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Grund, Christian
Höcker, Jan
Zimmermann, Stefan
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2010
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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05.03.2025, 11:37 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Grund, Christian
- Höcker, Jan
- Zimmermann, Stefan
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2010