Search Results - subject:"misallocation of talent"

Fading shooting stars : the relative age effect, ability, and foregone market values in German elite youth soccer

Tohoff, Lukas; Mechtel, Mario - In: Journal of sports economics 26 (2025) 5, pp. 499-542

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Fading shooting stars: The relative age effect, misallocation of talent, and returns to training in German elite youth soccer

Tohoff, Lukas; Mechtel, Mario - 2022

This paper analyses the Relative Age Effect (RAE) in German elite youth soccer academies. We examine the efficiency of talent selection and the returns to training. Our results indicate a strong effect of players' birth dates on their probability of getting selected - and, thus, a waste of...

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Fading shooting stars : the relative age effect, misallocation of talent, and returns to training in German elite youth soccer

Tohoff, Lukas; Mechtel, Mario - 2022

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013383225