Social pressure may have relevant consequences in many contexts but it is hard to evaluate
it empirically. In this paper we exploit a natural experiment in soccer to provide clear …

The term momentum (or hot hand) is widely used by researchers from various disciplines
when addressing streakiness. Indeed, stock prices, presidential approval ratings, students' …

The belief in momentum and the hot hand has often been attributed to misperception and
biased judgment. Here we review the major theoretical and empirical advances in the …

In this article we list the advantages of using sports data for economic research. We also
provide a rich overview of economic literature that used sports data to test different …

In dynamic contests, strategic momentum and psychological momentum potentially coexist,
which makes it difficult to distinguish between the two. We employ the setting of professional …

In high pressure situations, individuals may perform well below expectations. This is called
“choking under pressure” and we study it in the context of a competitive sports environment …

The features and determinants of human decision making, especially under competitive
environments, have been a central theme of research in economics and psychology alike …

The literature on momentum (hot hand) is broad and diverse, and is addressed in a range of
fields, including sports, marketing, finance, politics, and even warfare. Yet this term is readily …

This paper provides new evidence that team-level momentum exists in the National
Basketball Association (NBA). The existence of momentum is one of the most prominent and …

In an analysis of NBA big data (4,196 cases over 21 seasons; 2000–2021), we examined
the effect of technical fouls (TFs) on game momentum. Considering leading or trailing …