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adverse superstar effect: a standalone construct

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Sport economics

the drop in rivals' effort and performance when a dominant superstar is in the competition, because their chance of winning falls.

In sport economics, adverse superstar effect refers to the drop in rivals' effort and performance when a dominant superstar is in the competition, because their chance of winning falls. This meaning comes from Brown (2011) in Journal of Political Economy.[1]

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References

Brown, J. (2011). Quitters Never Win: The (Adverse) Incentive Effects of Competing with Superstars. Journal of Political Economy, 119(5), 982-1013. https://doi.org/10.1086/663306

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