Fixed-prize tournaments versus first-price auctions in innovation contests

Economic Theory

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-71

  Schöttner, Anja ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auction; Innovation contest; Quality; Tournament

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549130857     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: 14320479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-007-0208-9     Document Type: Article

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