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Performance in Contests

Year: 2020

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: According to contest theory, competing against contestants with a higher ability induces individuals to reduce their effort because they assume that the effort will not suffice to overcome the ability gap between them and the other contestants (Lallemand et al. 2008, Casas-Arce and Martinez-Jerez 2009, Brown 2011). Competing against contestants with a lower ability can also lead to a reduction in effort caused by a feeling of superiority to the other contestants (Brown 2011, Tanaka and Ishino 2012).

Source: Innovation und Entrepreneurship

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-29231-7_3

Author: Jonas Heite

Language: English

Topic: Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2953945271

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