every period while the contest is ongoing, to an otherwise standard setting. We show that a contest where: (i) the principal … can stop the contest in any period, (ii) a constant interim transfer is paid to agents in each period while the contest is … ongoing, and (iii) a final prize is paid once the principal stops the contest, is optimal for the principal and implements the …

Against the backdrop of the ongoing war conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the article explores the needs, challenges …. The widespread uncertainty and instability within Ukraine due to the conflict compel researchers to seek novel avenues for …

contests and test comparative static predictions of contest theory. Commonly, researchers find that participants' efforts are … as the incentive effect, the size effect, the discouragement effect and others are supported in the laboratory. In … addition, experimental studies examine various contest structures, including dynamic contests (such as multi-stage races, wars …

game of duopolistic R&D competition. By comparing open-loop and feedback Nash equilibria, representing imperfect and …