An Algorithmic Analysis of Parallel Contests
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- Aner Sela & Chen Cohen & Ishay Rabi, 2024. "An Algorithmic Analysis of Parallel Contests," Working Papers 2408, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics.
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Parallel contests; heterogenous agents. non-linear costs;JEL classification:
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
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