Gender differences in tennis have sparked a great deal of heated debate. Using data from the 24 top men's and 23 top women's singles tournaments in 2010 we find a gender difference in the competitiveness (tightness) with regard to the final score of tennis sets. However, when using two physical...

This paper examines experimentally the effect of a different payment mechanism in the case of a tie on an agent's willingness to pay (WTP) in a winner-take-all contest. We examine how a small chance to pay tax in case of a tie affects the contest's bids. Our hypothesis is that the tax payment is...