Winning isn't everything: how sports competition rules can make you want to lose
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The author discusses how (sport) competitions can be made incentive-compatible. Specifically: \begin{itemize} \item[(i)] Can one design a competition format in which players never have an incentive to lose a game on purpose? \item[(ii)] A competition format where playing to one's best ability is always optimal if a player wants to win the competition. \end{itemize}
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