Optimal prize design in team contests with pairwise battles

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2023.105765MaRDI QIDQ6139984zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Xin Feng, Qian Jiao, Zhonghong Kuang, Jingfeng Lu

Publication date 19 January 2024

Published in Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

linear programmingElo ratingmajority rulecontest designheadstartmulti-battle team contest

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Linear programming (90C05) Noncooperative games (91A10)

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