Behavioural Sports Economics : A Research Companion (Paperback)

Chapter 1. Introduction: Behavioural Sports Economics  Part 1 The Big Picture   Chapter 2. Sport as a Behavioural Economics Lab   Chapter 3. Sports Performance, Procedural Rationality and Organizational Inefficiency   Chapter 4. Institutional Dynamics in Sports ? How Governance, Rules and Technology Interact  Part 2 Incentives, Governance, and Sports Behaviour   Chapter 5. Wrong Behaviour Due to Wrong Incentives: How to Transform Doping into a Self-defeating Game   Chapter 6. Discrimination, Disequilibrium and Disincentives: Behavioural Economics in Women’s Sport   Chapter 7. Winner Alright? New Evidence on High-Stakes Bidding and Returns to Ownership in the Thoroughbred Horseracing Industry  Part 3 Momentum and Reference Points in Sports Behaviour   Chapter 8. Does Psychological Momentum Differ for Home and Away Teams? Evidence from Penalty Shoot-Outs in European Cups   Chapter 9. Reference Point Behaviour and Sports   Chapter 10. The Importance of the Serve in Winning Points in Tennis: A Bayesian Analysis Using Data for the Two Winners of the 2019 French Open Singles  Part 4 Heuristics, Sports, Behaviour and Outcomes   Chapter 11. Beauty, Preferences and Choice Exemplified in the Sports Market   Chapter 12. Moneyball and Decision-Making Heuristics: An Intersection of Statistics and Practical Expertise   Part 5 Fans, Fan Behaviour, and Sports Outcomes   Chapter 13. Reference Dependent Preferences, Outcome Uncertainty, and Sports Fan Behaviour: A Review of the Literature   Chapter 14. Moving towards behavioural stadium attendance demand research: First lessons learned from exploring football spectator no-show behaviour in Europe   Part 6 Happiness, and Socioeconomics Determinants of Sports Participation   Chapter 15. The Relationship of Happiness and Sport   Chapter 16. Using Behavioral Economics to Improve Health Through Sports Participation and Physical Activity   Chapter 17. Socio-Economic and Demographic Correlates of Sports Participation in Canada