Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Using a two-player Tullock-type contest we show that intuitively and structurally different contests can be strategically equivalent. Strategically equivalent contests generate the same best response functions and, as a result, the same equilibrium efforts. However, strategically equivalent contests may yield different equilibrium payoffs. We propose a simple two-step procedure to identify strategically equivalent contests. Using this procedure, we identify contests that are strategically equivalent to the original Tullock contest, and provide new examples of strategically equivalent contests. Finally, we discuss possible contest design applications and avenues for future theoretical and empirical research.
Recommended Citation
Chowdhury, S.M. and Sheremeta, R.M. (2014). Strategically equivalent contests. ESI Working Paper 14-06. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/20
Comments
Working Paper 14-06