Prof. Dr. Raphael Flepp

Assistant Professor of Sports Data Based Management and Economics,
Department of Business Administration, University of Zurich

Raphael Flepp is an Assistant Professor of Sport Data Based Management and Economics at the Department of Business Administration. His research focuses on leveraging sports to advance the understanding of economic and management phenomena.

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Flepp, R., Merz, O., & Franck, E. (2024).
When the league table lies: Does outcome bias lead to informationally inefficient markets? Economic Inquiry,  62(1), 414-429.

Meier, P.F., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2023). Replication: Do coaches stick with what barely worked? Evidence of outcome bias in sports. Journal of Economic Psychology, 99, 1-7.

Jedelhauser, F., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2023). Overshadowed by popularity: The value of second-tier stars in European football. Journal of Sports Economics, 1-29.

Merz, O., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2021). Sonic Thunder vs. Brian the Snail: Are people affected by uninformative racehorse names? Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 93, 1-10.

Meier, P.F., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2021). Are sports betting markets semistrong-form efficient? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Sport Finance, 16(3), 111-126.

Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2021). The performance effects of wise and unwise managerial dismissals. Economic Inquiry, 59(1), 186-198.

Meier, P., Flepp, R., Rüdisser, M., & Franck, E. (2020). Separating psychological momentum from strategic momentum: Evidence from men's professional tennis. Journal of Economic Psychology, 78, 1-10.

Meier, P., Flepp, R., Rüdisser, M., & Franck, E. (2020). The advantage of scoring just before the halftime break – pure myth? Quasi-experimental evidence from European football. Journal of Sports Economics, 21(5), 548-565.

Brechot, M., & Flepp, R. (2020). Dealing with randomness in match outcomes: How to rethink performance evaluation in European club football using expected goals. Journal of Sports Economics, 21(4), 335-362.

Bizzozero, P., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2018). The effect of fast trading on price discovery and efficiency: Evidence from a betting exchange. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 156, 126-143.

Bizzozero, P., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2016). The importance of suspense and surprise in entertainment demand: Evidence from Wimbledon. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 130, 47-63.

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