Irrational Decision-Making and Herd Behavior: Evidence from the National Football League Head Coach Labor Market
Published online on August 23, 2025
Abstract
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print.
We contribute to the herd behavior and behavioral economics literature by comparing the determinants of head coach candidate interviews and hires with the determinants of successful head coaches. We use National Football League (NFL) data from the 2015 to ...
We contribute to the herd behavior and behavioral economics literature by comparing the determinants of head coach candidate interviews and hires with the determinants of successful head coaches. We use National Football League (NFL) data from the 2015 to ...