Experimental Effects of an Absent Crowd on Performances and Refereeing Decisions during COVID-19
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- Alex Bryson & Peter Dolton & J James Reade & Dominik Schreyer & Carl Singleton, 2020. "Experimental effects of an absent crowd on performance and refereeing decisions during Covid-19," DoQSS Working Papers 20-04, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London.
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attendance; Coronavirus; COVID-19; home advantage; natural experiments; referee bias; social pressure;JEL classification:
- C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
- Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General
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