Performance and risk taking under threat of elimination
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Keywords
Tournament; Contract; Risk; Sports;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- M55 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Contracting Devices
- J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
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