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Direct linkSmith, Jonathan – Journal of Human Resources, 2013
This paper investigates how individuals' performances of a cognitive task
in a high-pressure competition are affected by their peers' performances.
To do so, I use novel data from the National Spelling Bee, in which students
attempt to spell words correctly in a tournament setting. Across OLS
and instrumental variables approaches, I…
Descriptors: Spelling, Competition, Stress Variables, Cognitive Processes
