No evidence of first-mover advantage in a large sample of penalty shootouts
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2025.102816
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- Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
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