This paper experimentally investigates the effect of limits on campaign spending and outcome in an electoral contest … candidates are asymmetric only in that the incumbent wins the contest in case of a tie. Theory predicts that in the presence of …

We consider a two-player contest for a prize of common but uncertain value. We show that less resources are spent in …

type. We consider a contest with two interest groups: one that is governed by a central planner and one that is not. Rent … dissipation is compared under two well-known contest success functions: the generalized logit and the all-pay auction. We also … resources invested in the contest. …

contests. Players may win a prize for winning each component contest, as well as a prize for winning the overall race. Each … component contest is an all-pay auction with complete information. We characterize the unique equilibrium analytically and …

contest. In both cases, when decisions to share information are made independently, sharing information is strictly dominated …

type. We consider a contest with two interest groups: one that is governed by a central planner and one that is not. Rent … dissipation is compared under two well-known contest success functions: the generalized logit and the all-pay auction. We also … resources invested in the contest. …

contestants are doubly heterogeneous: one of them has a head start in the first contest; and winning contest one gives an … advantage in contest two that varies between players. We show that, with a large head start, the principal chooses a zero prize … in contest two, i.e., runs a single contest. Otherwise, the laggard winning contest one may overturn the leader 's head …

contest. In both cases, when decisions to share information are made independently, sharing information is strictly dominated …