Asymmetric two-stage group rent-seeking: Comparison of two contest structures

Public Choice

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 151-167

  Stein, William E ^a   Rapoport, Amnon ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 3843145158     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:puch.0000013794.64688.31     Document Type: Article

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