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Optimal and fair prizing in sequential round-robin tournaments : experimental evidence

Lauber, Arne; March, Christoph; Sahm, Marco - 2022

the prize structure affects the intensity, fairness, and dynamic behavior in sequential round-robin tournaments with three …

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Optimal and Fair Prizing in Sequential Round-Robin Tournaments : Experimental Evidence

Lauber, Arne; March, Christoph; Sahm, Marco - 2022

the prize structure aﬀects the intensity, fair-ness, and dynamic behavior in sequential round-robin tournaments with three …

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Contests as selection mechanisms : the impact of risk aversion

March, Christoph; Sahm, Marco - 2017

We investigate how individual risk preferences affect the likelihood of selecting the more able contestant within a two-player Tullock contest. Our theoretical model yields two main predictions: First, an increase in the risk aversion of a player worsens her odds unless she already has a...

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Sequential round-robin tournaments with multiple prizes

Laica, Christoph; Lauber, Arne; Sahm, Marco - 2017 - This version: October 6, 2017

We examine the fairness and intensity of sequential round-robin tournaments with multiple prizes. With three symmetric …

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Fairness in round-robin tournaments with four players and endogenous sequences

Dietz, Fabian; Sahm, Marco - 2024

We examine the effects of endogenous sequences on the fairness in round-robin tournaments with four players, multiple … show that there is no sequence which implies perfect fairness. By contrast, some endogenous sequences imply horizontal ex …-ante fairness irrespective of the prize structure. In winner-take-all tournaments, additional endogenous sequences are horizontally …

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Partial Norms

D'Adda, Giovanna - 2019

We consider an expanded notion of social norms that renders them belief-dependent and partial, formulate a series of related testable predictions, and design an experiment based on a variant of the dictator game that tests for empirical relevance. Main results: Normative beliefs influence...

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Asymmetric discouragement in asymmetric contests

March, Christoph; Sahm, Marco - 2016

We provide new experimental evidence which suggests an asymmetric discouragement effect in lottery contests with heterogeneous abilities. Compared to a symmetric contest, subjects invest less effort when facing a stronger opponent, but they invest the same when facing a weaker opponent. Our...

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Optimal accuracy of unbiased Tullock contests with two heterogeneous players

Sahm, Marco - 2022

I characterize the optimal accuracy level r of an unbiased Tullock contest between two players with heterogeneous prize valuations. The designer maximizes the winning probability of the strong player or the winner’s expected valuation by choosing a contest with an all-pay auction equilibrium...

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Are sequential round-robin tournaments discriminatory?

Sahm, Marco - 2017

-pay auctions implies lower aggregate effort than in tournaments with suitable Tullock contests. The fairness of round …

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The perks of being in the smaller team : incentives in overlapping contests

March, Christoph; Sahm, Marco - 2019

We investigate overlapping contests in multi-divisional organizations in which an individual's effort simultaneously determines the outcome of several contests on different hierarchical levels. We show that individuals in smaller units are advantaged in the grand (organization-wide) contest for...

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