Size and distribution of prizes and efforts in contests

The intensity of competition in contests is affected by the sum of the awarded prizes and by the prize distribution among the contestants. The current paper examines which of these two parameters has a larger effect on the players' extent of participation in the contest.

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Year of publication:	2005-09-27
Authors:	Epstein, Gil S. ; Nitzan, Shmuel
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 8.2005, 10, p. 1-10
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	Contests

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	H0 - Public Economics. General ; D6 - Welfare Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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