@techreport{73e12d868fe44a8791817aa0e43f7d46,
title = "Are Economic Agents Successful Optimizers? An Analysis Through Strategy in Tennis",
abstract = "We consider the question whether top tennis players in a top tournament (Wimbledon) employ an optimal (efficient) service strategy.We show that top players do not, in general, follow an optimal strategy, and we provide a lower bound of the inefficiency.The inefficiency regarding winning a point on service is on average at least 1.1% for men and 2.0% for women, leading to a possible increase of income for the efficient player of 18.7% for men and 32.8% for women.We use these findings to shed some light on the question whether economic agents are successful optimizers.",
keywords = "Inefficiency, Frontier, Optimal strategy, Tennis",
author = "F.J.G.M. Klaassen and J.R. Magnus",
note = "Subsequently published in Journal of Econometrics, 2009 (rt) Pagination: 33",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
volume = "2006-52",
series = "CentER Discussion Paper",
publisher = "Econometrics",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Econometrics",
}