González-Díaz, Julio, Gossner, Olivier 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3950-0208 and Rogers, Brian W.
(2012)
Performing best when it matters most: evidence from professional tennis.
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 84 (3).
pp. 767-781.
ISSN 0167-2681
Abstract
Stakes affect aggregate performance in a wide variety of settings. At the individual level, we define the critical ability as an agent's ability to adapt performance to the importance of the situation. We identify individual critical abilities of professional tennis players, relying on point-level data from twelve years of the US Open tournament. We establish persistent heterogeneity in critical abilities. We find a significant statistical relationship between identified critical abilities and overall career success, which validates the identification procedure and suggests that response to pressure is a significant factor for success.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-econom... |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 Elsevier B.V. |
| Divisions: | Mathematics |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| JEL classification: | D - Microeconomics > D0 - General L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L83 - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2012 12:06 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 00:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/47141 |
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