A well-known theoretical result in the contest literature is that greater heterogeneity decreases performance of … in an experiment. Our data show that indeed, strengthening weaker contestants through tie-breaks and bid …

bilateral contest games with their neighbors. Interrelatedness of contests induces complex local and global network effects. We …

variation of elected competitors by investigating changes in competition induced by legislators who leave parliament during the … inclusion of other measures for political competition. …

We perform a controlled experiment to study the welfare effects of competition in a strategic communication environment … competition between senders does not increase the amount of information decision-makers obtain. We find evidence of under … off under competition because their relative gains from persuasion are more than offset by their expenditures in …