Mastromarco, Camilla; Runkel, Marco - In: Applied Economics 41 (2009) 23, pp. 3003-3014
This article provides an economic explanation of the frequent rule changes in the Formula One (F1) motor racing series. In a two-stage model, the FIA (the organizer of the F1) first decides whether to change the rules or not, and then the racing teams compete in a contest. It turns out that a...