. We build on this notion in order to provide a foundation for contest success functions (CSFs) in a game wherein contests …

In this note I estimate and compare Tullock- and Hirshleifer-style contest success functions (CSFs) using data from the …

In this note I estimate and compare Tullock- and Hirshleifer-style contest success functions (CSFs) using data from the …

Contest success functions, which show how probabilities of winning depend on resources devoted to a conflict, have been … science), and group conflict and selection (evolutionary biology). Two well-known forms of contest success functions predict … or empirically more plausible. In this paper we propose an integrated form of contest success functions, which has the …

Contest success functions, which show how probabilities of win- ning depend on resources devoted to a conflict, have … science), and group con?ict and selection (evolutionary biology). Two well-known forms of contest success functions predict … or empirically more plausi- ble. In this paper we propose an integrated form of contest success functions, which has the …

The axiomatic route to the foundation of contest success functions (CSF) has proved to be both useful and prolific. The …