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
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4812

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Basketball
NBA
risk taking
tournaments
Risikopräferenz
Extensives Spiel
Ballsport
Professioneller Sport
Wirtschaftliche Effizienz
USA

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Grund, Christian
Höcker, Jan
Zimmermann, Stefan
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2010

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Grund, Christian
  • Höcker, Jan
  • Zimmermann, Stefan
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2010

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