Emotional Drinking: Surprise, Suspense, and Alcohol Use During Soccer Matches

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Lukas Fischer

University of Tuebingen

Michael Nagel

University of Tuebingen

Augustin Kelava

University of Tübingen

Tim Pawlowski

University of Tübingen

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Date Written: July 31, 2024

Abstract

Emotions are supposed to significantly influence human decision-making in various domains, including bargaining behavior, intertemporal choice, as well as criminal or risky compensatory behavior. While lab evidence is abundant, field studies are limited, often with rough measures or temporal gaps between triggers and behavior. Using high-frequency beer sales, in-play match data, and betting odds in a soccer stadium, we investigate the immediate net impacts of two reference point-dependent emotions, i.e., Surprise and Suspense, on alcohol consumption. Our fine-grained analysis provides first field evidence for emotional drinking which is in line with psychological theories and might help explain existing evidence on sporting event-related violence or traffic fatalities, for instance.

Keywords: immediate emotions, alcohol consumption, in-play betting odds, reference point, surprise, suspense, emotional state, bayesian hierarchical modeling C11, D12, D91, I12

JEL Classification: C11, D12, D91, I12

Suggested Citation

Fischer, Lukas and Nagel, Michael and Kelava, Augustin and Pawlowski, Tim, Emotional Drinking: Surprise, Suspense, and Alcohol Use During Soccer Matches (July 31, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4912703

Lukas Fischer (Contact Author)

University of Tuebingen ( email )

Tübingen, 72074
Germany

Michael Nagel

University of Tuebingen ( email )

Tübingen, 72074
Germany

Augustin Kelava

University of Tübingen ( email )

Tübingen
Germany

Tim Pawlowski

University of Tübingen ( email )

Wilhelmstrasse 124
Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg 72074
Germany

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