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The optimal sorting of players in contests between groups

Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5072143 Games and Economic Behavior 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► In contests between groups aggregate effort may be affected by the sorting of players. ► For not too steep effort costs, aggregate effort is maximized in balanced groups. ► For very steep effort costs, aggregate effort is maximized in unbalanced groups.
Keywords
D72C72C02Tournament designHeterogeneous playersSortingContestGroups
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The optimal sorting of players in contests between groups
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Dmitry Ryvkin,
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Games and Economic Behavior
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
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