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Working Papers

2023

1. Format and schedule proposals for a FIFA World Cup with 12 four-team groups
   Discussion Papers, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science View citations (3)
2. The allocation of additional slots for the FIFA World Cup
   Working Papers, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article The Allocation of Additional Slots for the FIFA World Cup, Journal of Sports Economics (2023) (2023)

2022

3. Feedback, Gender, and Choking under Pressure: Evidence from Alpine Skiing
   MAGKS Papers on Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

2020

4. Strategic Manipulations in Round-Robin Tournaments
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Strategic manipulations in round-robin tournaments, Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

5. Let’s meet as usual: Do games on non-frequent days differ? Evidence from top European soccer leagues
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (6)
6. Rot-Jaune-Verde. Language and Favoritism: Evidence from Swiss Soccer
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (7)

2017

7. Choking Under Pressure in Front of a Supportive Audience: Evidence from Professional Biathlon
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (29)
   See also Journal Article Choking under pressure in front of a supportive audience: Evidence from professional biathlon, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (39) (2019)
8. Choking under Pressure and Gender: Evidence from Professional Tennis
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (64)
   See also Journal Article Choking under pressure and gender: Evidence from professional tennis, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2017) View citations (58) (2017)
9. Corruption and Contests: Cross-Country Evidence from Sensitive Soccer Matches
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (1)
10. Discouragement Effect and Intermediate Prizes in Multi-Stage Contests: Evidence from Tennis’s Davis Cup
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science
11. THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENTS WITH THREE PLAYERS
    Working Papers, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2017) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The optimal design of round-robin tournaments with three players, Journal of Scheduling, Springer (2020) View citations (15) (2020)
12. Take a Chance on ABBA
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2016

13. First In First Win: Evidence on Unfairness of Round-Robin Tournaments in Mega-Events
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (7)
14. Midweek Effect on Performance: Evidence from the German Soccer Bundesliga
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (2)
15. Psychological Momentum and Gender
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Psychological momentum and gender, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) View citations (44) (2017)

2015

16. FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE IN ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENTS
    Working Papers, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article First-mover advantage in round-robin tournaments, Social Choice and Welfare, Springer (2017) View citations (36) (2017)
17. Round-Robin Tournaments with a Dominant Player
    Working Papers, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Round‐Robin Tournaments with a Dominant Player, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2014

18. Optimal Allocations in Round-Robin Tournaments
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
19. Round-Robin Versus Elimination in Tournaments with a Dominant Player
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Expectations, gender, and choking under pressure: Evidence from alpine skiing
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2024, 100, (C) View citations (3)
2. On the cost of wearing white shorts in women's sport
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2024, 110, (C)

2023

3. Fewer teams, more games, larger attendance? Evidence from the structural change in basketball's EuroLeague
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2023, 309, (1), 359-370 View citations (2)
4. Rot‐Jaune‐Verde: On linguistic bias of referees in Swiss soccer
   Kyklos, 2023, 76, (3), 380-406 View citations (3)
5. Strategic manipulations in round-robin tournaments
   Mathematical Social Sciences, 2023, 122, (C), 50-57 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Strategic Manipulations in Round-Robin Tournaments, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
6. The Allocation of Additional Slots for the FIFA World Cup
   Journal of Sports Economics, 2023, 24, (7), 831-850
   See also Working Paper The allocation of additional slots for the FIFA World Cup, Working Papers (2023) View citations (7) (2023)

2022

7. Nationalistic bias among international experts: evidence from professional ski jumping
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2022, 124, (1), 278-300 View citations (10)

2021

8. Order Effects in Elite Gymnastics
   De Economist, 2021, 169, (1), 21-35 View citations (1)

2020

9. Ask not what economics can do for sports - Ask what sports can do for economics
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2020, 89, (C) View citations (37)
10. Let's meet as usual: Do games played on non-frequent days differ? Evidence from top European soccer leagues
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2020, 286, (2), 740-754 View citations (36)
11. Pressure versus ability: Evidence from penalty shoot-outs between teams from different divisions
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2020, 89, (C) View citations (4)
12. The optimal design of round-robin tournaments with three players
    Journal of Scheduling, 2020, 23, (3), 379-396 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENTS WITH THREE PLAYERS, Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2019

13. Choking under pressure in front of a supportive audience: Evidence from professional biathlon
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 166, (C), 246-262 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Choking Under Pressure in Front of a Supportive Audience: Evidence from Professional Biathlon, Economics Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (29) (2017)
14. Discouragement effect and intermediate prizes in multi-stage contests: Evidence from Davis Cup
    European Economic Review, 2019, 118, (C), 364-381 View citations (19)

2018

15. Corruption and Sensitive Soccer Games: Cross-Country Evidence
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2018, 34, (3), 364-394 View citations (12)
16. MIDWEEK EFFECT ON SOCCER PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
    Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (1), 193-207 View citations (34)
17. Testing the effect of serve order in tennis tiebreak
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 146, (C), 106-115 View citations (21)

2017

18. Choking under pressure and gender: Evidence from professional tennis
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, 61, (C), 176-190 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Choking under Pressure and Gender: Evidence from Professional Tennis, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (64) (2017)
19. First in first win: Evidence on schedule effects in round-robin tournaments in mega-events
    European Economic Review, 2017, 100, (C), 412-427 View citations (38)
20. First-mover advantage in round-robin tournaments
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2017, 48, (3), 633-658 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE IN ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENTS, Working Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
21. On Winning Probabilities, Weight Categories, and Home Advantage in Professional Judo
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2017, 18, (1), 77-96 View citations (17)
22. Psychological momentum and gender
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 135, (C), 66-81 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Psychological Momentum and Gender, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
23. Round‐Robin Tournaments with a Dominant Player
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2017, 119, (4), 1167-1200 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Round-Robin Tournaments with a Dominant Player, Working Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2016

24. Gender, Competitiveness, and Physical Characteristics
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2016, 17, (3), 234-259 View citations (19)

2015

25. The Order of Games in a Best-of-Three Contest
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2015, 16, (2), 185-200 View citations (7)

2013

26. Best-of-two contests with psychological effects
    Theory and Decision, 2013, 75, (1), 85-100 View citations (30)

2011

27. Why do professional athletes have different time preferences than non-athletes?
    Judgment and Decision Making, 2011, 6, (6), 542-551

Chapters

2021

1. Competing against the same team: does the length of time between the games matter? Evidence from the UEFA Champions League
   Chapter 21 in A Modern Guide to Sports Economics, 2021, pp 317-334
2. On the importance of tournament design in sports management: Evidence from the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
   Chapter 3 in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sport Management, 2021, pp 22-35 View citations (4)