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Affirmative Action Policy and Effort Levels. Sequential-Move Contest Game Argument

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  • Andrzej Kwiatkowski

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In this paper we analyse a simple two-person sequential-move contest game with heterogeneous players. Assuming that the heterogeneity could be the consequence of past discrimination, we study the e¤ects of implementation of affirmative action policy, which tackles this heterogeneity by compensating discriminated players, and compare them with the situation in which the heterogeneity is ignored and the contestants are treated equally. In our analysis we consider different orders of moves. We show that the order of moves of contestants is a very important factor in determination of the effects of the implementation of the affirmative action policy. We also prove that in such cases a significant role is played by the level of the heterogeneity of individuals. In particular, in contrast to the present-in-the-literature predictions, we demonstrate that as a consequence of the interplay of these two factors, the response to the implementation of the affirmative action policy option may be the decrease in the total equilibrium effort level of the contestants in comparison to the unbiased contest game.

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Paper provided by Economic Studies, University of Dundee in its series Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics with number 242.

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Length: 40 pages
Date of creation: Oct 2010
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Handle: RePEc:dun:dpaper:242

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Keywords: Asymmetric contest; sequential-move contest; affirmative action; discrimination;

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