Title: Labour Supply Decisions of Professional Tennis Players: Determinants of Tournament Entry
Abstract: Abstract In this paper we study the labour supply of professional tennis players. We examine the entry decisions of the top ten players of the 2007 ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals Association of Tennis Professionals 2007 . Official ATP Rulebook 2007 , Retrieved 10 January 2008 from www.atptennis.com . [Google Scholar]) ranking for the three most recent seasons. Next to some tournament characteristics, such as having a gold label or not, prize money and the date of the tournament as measured by the number of weeks before a Grand Slam, some player characteristics seem to be determinant in the decision on whether or not to play a tournament. The results indicate that players are more likely to enter a tournament if the tournament is held in their home country and if they had played in the tournament before. The ranking of the player on the ATP list has a negative impact on our entry variable, i.e. the probability of entering a tournament is smaller for higher-ranked players.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-07-06
Language: en
Type: article
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