Research

Meier, P.F., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. Expectational reference points and belief formation: Field evidence from financial analysts. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, forthcoming.

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.

Meier, P.F., Flepp, R., Meier, P., & Franck, E. (2022). Outcome bias in self-evaluations: Quasi-experimental field evidence from Swiss driving license exams. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 201, 293-309.

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., Meier, P., & Franck, E. (2021). The effect of paper outcomes versus realized outcomes on subsequent risk-taking: Field evidence from casino gambling. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 165, 45-55.

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.

Flepp, R., & Rüdisser, M. (2019). Revisiting the house money effect in the field: Evidence from casino jackpots. Economics Letters, 181, 146-148.

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.

Rüdisser, M., Flepp, R., & Franck, E. (2017). Do casinos pay their customers to become risk-averse? Revising the house money effect in a field experiment. Experimental Economics, 20(3), 736-754.

Flepp, R., Nüesch, S., & Franck, E. (2017). The liquidity advantage of the quote-driven market: Evidence from the betting industry. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 64, 306-317.

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.

Flepp, R., Nüesch, S., & Franck, E. (2016). Does bettor sentiment affect bookmaker pricing? Journal of Sports Economics, 17(1), 3-11.