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Impulsive behavior in competition : testing theories of overbidding in rent-seeking contests
Sheremeta, Roman M. - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011569166
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Teams or tournaments? : a field experiment on cooperation and competition in academic achievement
Bigoni, Maria; Fort, Margherita; Nardotto, Mattia; … - 2011 - This version: 23 May, 2011
characteristics are observed. Students are randomly assigned to a tournament scheme that fosters competition between coupled students … which students can neither compete, nor cooperate. In line with theoretical predictions, we find that competition induces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011737257
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Asymmetric and endogenous communication in competition between groups
Cason, Timothy N.; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Zhang, Jingjing - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528943
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A survey of experimental research on contests, all-pay auctions and tournaments
Dechenaux, Emmanuel; Kovenock, Daniel J.; Sheremeta, … - 2012
legal systems, political competition, war, conflict avoidance, sales, and charities, and suggest directions for future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009687977
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Designing contests between heterogeneous contestants : an experimental study of tie-breaks and bid-caps in all-pay auctions
Llorente-Saguer, Aniol; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Szech, Nora - 2016
A well-known theoretical result in the contest literature is that greater heterogeneity decreases performance of contestants because of the "discouragement effect." Leveling the playing field by favoring weaker contestants through bid-caps and favorable tie-breaking rules can reduce the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472073
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Designing contests between heterogeneous contestants : an experimental study of tie-breaks and bid-caps in all-pay auctions
Llorente-Saguer, Aniol; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Szech, Nora - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011486365
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Designing contests between heterogeneous contestants : an experimental study of tie-breaks and bid-caps in all-pay auctions
Llorente-Saguer, Aniol; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Szech, Nora - 2016
A well-known theoretical result in the contest literature is that greater heterogeneity decreases performance of contestants because of the "discouragement effect." Leveling the playing field by favoring weaker contestants through bid-caps and favorable tie-breaking rules can reduce the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011489403
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The New Hampshire effect : behavior in sequential and simultaneous election contests
Irfanoglu, Zeynep B.; Mago, Shakun Datta; Sheremeta, … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010436634
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Designing contests between heterogeneous contestants : an experimental study of tie-breaks and bid-caps in all-pay auctions
Llorente-Saguer, Aniol; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Szech, Nora - 2016
A well-known theoretical result in the contest literature is that greater heterogeneity decreases performance of contestants because of the "discouragement effect." Leveling the playing field by favoring weaker contestants through bid-caps and favorable tie-breaking rules can reduce the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473887
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Tug-of-war in the laboratory
Deck, Cary A.; Sheremeta, Roman M. - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406801