Erik Nesson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1048180 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik Nesson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik |
| FAMILY NAME | Nesson |
| SIGNATURE | NESSON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ball State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4714-0495 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Does Stakes-Based Pressure Affect Performance? A Literature Review of the Yerkes–Dodson Hypothesis in Sport and Other Labor Settings
In a seminal paper published in 1908, Yerkes and Dodson find a parabolic relationship between pressure and performance. However, evidence for the Yerkes–Dodson hypothesis outside of laboratory experiments is limited due to issues of the measurability and salience of pressure. In this paper, we review the empirical evidence supporting the seminal work of Yerkes and Dodson. Finally, we suggest that future research could focus on free throws in the …
Does Pressure Affect Performance? An Evaluation of the Yerkes-Dodson Hypothesis with NCAA Basketball Performance and a Continuous Measure of Pressure to Win
In a seminal article, Yerkes and Dodson report some suggestive evidence that increasing external stimulus may raise performance to a peak but that further stimuli deceases performance. However, evidence for the Yerkes-Dodson conjecture outside of laboratory and field experiments is limited due to issues of the measurability and salience of pressure, whether the tasks are novel or routine to the agent, and are effort or skill tasks. We argue that …
Standardising the measurement of e-cigarette tax rates in the USA (2nd edition), 2010–2023
The public availability of this updated database of state and local standardised e-cigarette tax rates will improve and expand research on effects of e-cigarette taxes on tobacco and related outcomes
Hot Hands in the Home Run Derby
We investigate the hot hand hypothesis using home run derby data for the 2016 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022 contests. In each contest, eight batters are seeded and go head to head for three rounds, progressing to the next round if they hit more home runs than their opponent. Unlike at bats taken during a game, the home run derby is a more controlled environment, and it provides swings on similar pitches without long breaks between swings. We find robu…
Rockefellers and Goldwaters
Standardising the measurement of e-cigarette taxes in the USA, 2010–2020
Introduction E-cigarette taxes have been enacted by 30 states through April 2020. E-cigarette tax schemas vary, in contrast to cigarette taxes in the USA that are levied almost exclusively as excise taxes per pack. Some states use excise taxes on liquid and containers, others ad valorem taxes on wholesale prices and others sales taxes. It is therefore difficult to understand the relative magnitudes of these e-cigarette taxes and the overall e-cig…
The effects of employment on influenza rates
On the measurement of health and its effect on the measurement of health inequality
Looking Down the Barrel of a Loaded Gun
We exploit within-state variation across time in both the existence and length of statutory delays—both explicit wait periods and delays created by licensing requirements—between the purchase and delivery of a firearm to examine the effect of purchase delays on homicides and suicides. We find that the existence of a purchase delay reduces firearm related suicides by between 2 to 5 percent with no statistically significant increase in non-firearm …
An information theory based framework for the measurement of population health
Looking Down the Barrel of a Loaded Gun
We exploit within-state variation across time in both the existence and length of statutory delays—both explicit wait periods and delays created by licensing requirements—between the purchase and delivery of a firearm to examine the effect of purchase delays on homicides and suicides. We find that the existence of a purchase delay reduces firearm related suicides by between 2 to 5 percent with no statistically significant increase in non-firearm …
An information theory based framework for the measurement of population health
Looking Down the Barrel of a Loaded Gun
We exploit within-state variation across time in both the existence and length of statutory delays—both explicit wait periods and delays created by licensing requirements—between the purchase and delivery of a firearm to examine the effect of purchase delays on homicides and suicides. We find that the existence of a purchase delay reduces firearm related suicides by between 2 to 5 percent with no statistically significant increase in non-firearm …
The effects of employment on influenza rates
On the measurement of health and its effect on the measurement of health inequality
Standardising the measurement of e-cigarette taxes in the USA, 2010–2020
Introduction E-cigarette taxes have been enacted by 30 states through April 2020. E-cigarette tax schemas vary, in contrast to cigarette taxes in the USA that are levied almost exclusively as excise taxes per pack. Some states use excise taxes on liquid and containers, others ad valorem taxes on wholesale prices and others sales taxes. It is therefore difficult to understand the relative magnitudes of these e-cigarette taxes and the overall e-cig…
Rockefellers and Goldwaters
Standardising the measurement of e-cigarette tax rates in the USA (2nd edition), 2010–2023
The public availability of this updated database of state and local standardised e-cigarette tax rates will improve and expand research on effects of e-cigarette taxes on tobacco and related outcomes
Hot Hands in the Home Run Derby
We investigate the hot hand hypothesis using home run derby data for the 2016 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022 contests. In each contest, eight batters are seeded and go head to head for three rounds, progressing to the next round if they hit more home runs than their opponent. Unlike at bats taken during a game, the home run derby is a more controlled environment, and it provides swings on similar pitches without long breaks between swings. We find robu…
How Does Stakes-Based Pressure Affect Performance? A Literature Review of the Yerkes–Dodson Hypothesis in Sport and Other Labor Settings
In a seminal paper published in 1908, Yerkes and Dodson find a parabolic relationship between pressure and performance. However, evidence for the Yerkes–Dodson hypothesis outside of laboratory experiments is limited due to issues of the measurability and salience of pressure. In this paper, we review the empirical evidence supporting the seminal work of Yerkes and Dodson. Finally, we suggest that future research could focus on free throws in the …
Does Pressure Affect Performance? An Evaluation of the Yerkes-Dodson Hypothesis with NCAA Basketball Performance and a Continuous Measure of Pressure to Win
In a seminal article, Yerkes and Dodson report some suggestive evidence that increasing external stimulus may raise performance to a peak but that further stimuli deceases performance. However, evidence for the Yerkes-Dodson conjecture outside of laboratory and field experiments is limited due to issues of the measurability and salience of pressure, whether the tasks are novel or routine to the agent, and are effort or skill tasks. We argue that …
Economics (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Sports Analytics and Performance (3 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)