We consider a standard two-player all-pay auction with private values, where the valuation for the object is private information to each bidder. The crucial feature is that one bidder is favored by the allocation rule in the sense that he need not bid as much as the other bidder to win the...

Die Möglichkeit einer straferleichternden Selbstanzeige vor der Entdeckung durch Strafverfolgungsbehörden oder eines Straferlasses für geständige Angeklagte in Gerichtsverhandlungen ist weitverbreitet in den meisten Rechtssystemen. Die Diskussion in den Rechtswissenschaften konzentriert sich...

This paper examines the effect of imperfect labor market competition on the efficiency of compensation schemes in a setting with moral hazard and risk-averse agents, who have private information on their productivity. Two vertically differentiated firms compete for agents by offering contracts...