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Does Effort Hurt? Evidence From International Soccer
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York, John
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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-9662
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1436208954
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2015, Master of Arts, Miami University, Economics.
Abstract
Effort will only be an interesting economics topic if it is costly and if agents ration it accordingly. This paper examines whether effort levels are an important choice variable for soccer teams in international tournaments, the group-stage of which provides a near-ideal setting for identifying the impact of effort in non-dynamic settings. I first consider various simple tests of the costly-effort hypothesis using observed variables. I then employ a costly-effort structural model to infer optimizing effort levels and estimate parameters, quantifying effort’s importance compared to talent and random noise. The results of these models show a remarkable lack of evidence in favor the costly-effort hypothesis.
Committee
Charles Moul (Advisor)
Subject Headings
Economics
Keywords
effort
;
soccer
;
contraction mapping
;
sports economics
;
international soccer
;
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York, J. (2015).
Does Effort Hurt? Evidence From International Soccer
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1436208954
APA Style (7th edition)
York, John.
Does Effort Hurt? Evidence From International Soccer.
2015. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1436208954.
MLA Style (8th edition)
York, John. "Does Effort Hurt? Evidence From International Soccer." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1436208954
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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