Earnings and Performance in Women's Professional Alpine Skiing

XiaoGang Che () and Brad Humphreys
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XiaoGang Che: University of Alberta, Department of Economics, Postal: 8-14 HM Tory Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H4

No 2012-22, Working Papers from University of Alberta, Department of Economics

Abstract: We test the predictions of tournament theory using data from competitions in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup. Based on data from more than 60 Giant Slalom and Downhill events held over the period 2001-2010, female professional Alpine skiers respond to tournament incentives; times in both events were faster in events with a larger spread in the prize distribution when controlling for course characteristics and the number of contestants in the race. In this setting women engage in vigorous competition in response to monetary incentives.

Keywords: tournament theory; womens professional skiing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J22 J33 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2012-10-01
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