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| Gil S. Epstein and Shmuel Nitzan |
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| ''Size and distribution of prizes and efforts in contests'' |
| ( 2005, Vol. 8 No.10 ) |
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| 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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| Keywords: Contests |
JEL:
D6 - Welfare Economics: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Nov 25 2004 | | Manuscript Accepted : Sep 27 2005 |
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