Deception and decision making in professional basketball: Is it beneficial to flop?
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Deception; Sports; Decision making; Basketball; Representativeness heuristic;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
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