The optimal allocation of prizes in contests

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 542-558

  Moldovanu, Benny ^a   Sela, Aner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 0000288112     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.3.542     Document Type: Article

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