Social comparison and individual decisions in contests : a self-evaluation maintenance model

Ermira Mehmetaj

The first chapter studies individual behavior in contests when individuals have preferences for status or relative standing. More specifically, it investigates whether the psychological closeness between contestants influences effort decisions in a contest for a prize. It does so by extending the Tullock contest model to include a social component.

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Year of publication:	2021
Authors:	Mehmetaj, Ermira
Published in:	Essays in behavioral economics. - St. Gallen. - 2021, p. 3-42
Subject:	Selbstevaluation \| Self-assessment \| Wettbewerb \| Competition \| Entscheidung \| Decision \| Sozialer Status \| Social status \| Geschlecht \| Gender \| Ethnische Gruppe \| Ethnic group \| Experiment \| Schweiz \| Switzerland

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz im Buch ; Book section
Language:	English
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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