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Splash with A teammate: Peer Effects in High-Stakes Tournaments

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This paper studies peer effects on individual performance among elite athletes in high-stakes tournaments. I ask whether the presence of a teammate affects athletes' performance using data from the latest seven World Swimming Championships.To identify causal effects I apply a regression discontinuity design by comparing athletes' performance in the finals when their teammate barely qualified and barely not qualified for the same final. Female athletes accompanied by a teammate swam 0.41%-0.56% of the average time faster, or ranked by 0.75-1.16 higher in the final. Male athletes' performance is unaffected. Potential channels and gender differences are discussed.

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  • Lingqing Jiang, 2016. "Splash with A teammate: Peer Effects in High-Stakes Tournaments," Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie 16.18, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie.
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    Keywords

    Peer Effects; Tournaments; Regression Discontinuity; Gender Difference;
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    JEL classification:

    • C26 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations

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