Optimal seedings in elimination tournaments

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DOI10.1007/s00199-008-0356-6zbMath1276.91058OpenAlexW2163762555MaRDI QIDQ663193

Benny Moldovanu, Christian Groh, Aner Sela, Uwe Sunde

Publication date: 14 February 2012

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

Full work available at URL: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-13411-2




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