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Effort and performance in group contests

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  • Nti, Kofi O.
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    Article provided by Elsevier in its journal European Journal of Political Economy.

    Volume (Year): 14 (1998)
    Issue (Month): 4 (November)
    Pages: 769-781

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    Handle: RePEc:eee:poleco:v:14:y:1998:i:4:p:769-781

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    1. Matthias Kräkel, 2006. "Zur Reform der Professorenbesoldung in Deutschland," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 7(1), pages 105-126, 02.
    2. Dan Kovenock J. & Brian Roberson, 2009. "Non-Partisan 'Get-Out-the-Vote' Efforts and Policy Outcomes," CESifo Working Paper Series 2815, CESifo Group Munich.
    3. Corchón, Luis C., . "The theory of contests : a survey," Open Access publications from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid info:hdl:10016/836, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
    4. Roman Sheremeta, 2010. "Perfect-Substitutes, Best-Shot, and Weakest-Link Contests between Groups," Working Papers 10-25, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute.
    5. Cheikbossian, G., 2004. "Lobbying and Rent-Seeking for Public Goods in a Fiscally Centralized System," Cahiers du LASER (LASER Working Papers) 2004.12, LASER (Laboratoire de Science Economique de Richter), Faculty of Economics, University of Montpellier 1.
    6. Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci & Eric Langlais & Bruno Lovat & Francesco Parisi, 2013. "Asymmetries in Rent-Seeking," EconomiX Working Papers 2013-5, University of Paris West - Nanterre la Défense, EconomiX.

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