Abstract
This note shows that when the designer of a contest wishes the winner have high ability, she is better off giving a head start to one of the contestants even if they are ex-ante identical. If the contestants are ex-ante asymmetric, the designer should give a head start to the one who is more likely to have high ability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 240-243 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Economics Letters |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Contest
- Favouritism
- Head start
- Selection