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Alex Krumer is a Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences at Molde University College (Norway), specializing in sports economics, contest theory, and behavioral economics. He holds a PhD from Ben Gurion University (Israel) and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). His work examines human behavior in high-stakes tournament settings, using data from sports like soccer, biathlon, tennis, and judo.
- Education: PhD in Economics (Ben Gurion University), Postdoc at Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research (SEW).
- Research Focus: Multi-stage contests, psychological effects in competitions, scheduling impacts on performance, and organizational aspects of sports.
He has been recognized with awards including Molde University’s Best Researcher (2023) and the Wingate Young Researcher’s Award (2014). Krumer co-founded the Sports Economics Review, serves as an associate editor for several journals, and actively engages the public through YouTube and Psychology Today columns.
Key contributions include analyzing home advantage, scheduling effects, and gender differences in performance under pressure. His work has been featured in major media outlets like BBC, Harvard Business Review, and ABC News.
