such as race, gender, or ethnicity is much less acceptable. Why? I develop a simple model of conflict which is driven by …History is replete with overt discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status …

This paper considers a partial equilibrium model of conflict where two asymmetric, rational and risk-neutral opponents … evaluate differently the contested stake. Differently from common contest models, agents have the option of choosing a second … instrument to affect the outcome of the conflict. The second instrument is assumed to capture positive investments in ‘conflict …

This paper considers a partial equilibrium model of conflict where two asymmetric, rational and risk-neutral opponents … clash in order to redistribute a divisible prize in their favour. Differently from common contest models agents have the … option of choosing a second instrument to affect the outcome of the conflict. The second instrument is assumed to capture a …

Using a two-player Tullock-type contest we show that intuitively and structurally different contests can be … equivalent to the original Tullock contest, and provide new examples of strategically equivalent contests. Finally, we discuss … possible contest design applications and avenues for future theoretical and empirical research. …

which conflict between asymmetric agents can be resolved. We model conflict as a two-agent rent-seeking contest for an …Due to the high costs of conflict both in theory and practice, we examine and experimentally test the conditions under … indivisible prize. Before conflict arises, both agents may agree to allocate the prize by fair coin flip to avoid the costs of …

We construct a generalized Tullock contest under complete information where contingent upon winning or losing, the …