The optimal sorting of players in contests between groups

DOI10.1016/j.geb.2011.03.002zbMath1274.91349OpenAlexW2057044701MaRDI QIDQ645666

Dmitry Ryvkin

Publication date: 10 November 2011

Published in: Games and Economic Behavior (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2011.03.002

zbMATH Keywords

sortinggroupscontestheterogeneous playerstournament design

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of game theory (91A80) Mathematical economics (91B99)

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