Performing Best When It Matters the Most: Evidence from Professional Handball

We analyze the impact of psychological pressure on individual performance with handball penalties thrown in the decisive stage vs. the rest of the game. Contrary to the phenomenon of choking under pressure, we observe that most of the analyzed players perform best when it matters the most. The posit...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 19-2021)
Main Authors:	Bühren, Christoph, Gabriel, Marvin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Wirtschaft psychological traits survey sports data Performance under pressure Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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