This paper experimentally tests a number of hypotheses that follow from models of international competition that are based on Tullock style rent-seeking models. Specifically, we designed and performed experiments to see how variations in the degree of publicness in the prize as well as changes...

Not-for-profit enterprises often rely on donors for operating funds. Through fund-raising campaigns, individual donations are solicited, and the successes of fund-raising campaigns depend on various features of the campaign. In this article, the authors use experimental methods to investigate...