The lions–foxes dilemma: The case of chess tournaments
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Choice behavior; Chess; Tournament choice; Big-fish-little-pond effect;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
- Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General
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