Repeated contests: A general parameterization

Shaffer, Sherrill; Shogren, Jason F

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Repeated contests: A general parameterization

Date

2009

Authors

Shaffer, Sherrill

Shogren, Jason F

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Contests often involve players vying for the same prize year after year. This paper characterizes equilibrium effort, both individual and aggregate, in a general parameterization of such repeated contests.