Penalty kicks as cross-fertilization: On the economic psychology of sports

We review some topics in which soccer penalty kicks are related to phenomena in game theory, decision making and psychology. In particular, we discuss the game theoretic analysis of the kicker's and goalkeeper's behavior and its relation to the concept of mixed strategy Nash Equilibrium. T...

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Main Authors: Ofer H. Azar, Michael Bar-Eli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2023-06-01
Series:Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667239122000600