Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won - Hardcover

Moskowitz, Tobias J.; Wertheim, L. Jon

 
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Synopsis

A behavioral economist and a veteran Sports Illustrator writer analyze hidden influences and subtle biases that shape sports plays, covering such topics as performance pressures, the "home field advantage" and the overpayment of athletic talent.

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About the Author

TOBIAS MOSKOWITZ is the Fama Family Chaired Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago.  He is the winner of the 2007 Fischer Black Prize, which honors the top finance scholar in the world under the age of 40.

L. JON WERTHEIM
is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a recent Ferris Professor at Princeton, and the author of five books, including Strokes of Genius:  Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played.
 
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ISBN 10:  0307591808 ISBN 13:  9780307591807
Publisher: Crown, 2012
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