Friday, February 12, 2016

Professional Athletes and Bad Decisions

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  • KEY ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES I’M ADDRESSING:  
-People Respond to Incentives in Predictable Ways
-All Choices Have an Opportunity Cost
  • OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION:  Why do professional athletes make such bad decisions?
  • SUB QUESTIONS
    • What professional athletes make these bad decisions?
    • Do they think they are making good decisions?
    • Is it the stressfulness of the sport that makes them make bad decisions?
    • Does having a lot of money, and not a full education, result in the bad decisions?
    • How can teams help these athletes to calm them down?
  • RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH:
    • DATABASES: ProQuest, Opposing Viewpoints, etc.
    • WEBSITES: ESPN, Bleacherreport, NFL, NBA, etc
  • OTHER (OPTIONAL): None

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