This paper studies the problem of delegating the allocation of resources across multiple categories to an agent who has … cap on the allocation to each category, a generalization of Holmström's (1977) ‘interval controls' to multidimensional … allocation. Such limits are more likely to be optimal when the conflict is weaker and the agent's information is also on …

introduction of multi-dimensional rewards. We characterize the optimal prize allocation that maximizes aggregate effort. When … reward, which is in stark contrast to the existing literature. Such allocation eliminates the advantage of the stronger …