Rycx, Francois; Lallemand, Thierry; Plasman, Robert Alain - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2008
This article examines how professional female tennis players react to (a) prize incentives and (b) heterogeneity in ex ante players' abilities. It is found that a larger prize spread encourages women to increase effort, even when controlling for many tournament and player characteristics....