Enlarging the market yet decreasing the profit: An experimental study of competitive behavior when investment affects the prize

In many competitive situations, our investments increase our gains: Developing better products or research proposals may lead to higher contracts or patents or larger grants. Does increasing investment in such cases always guarantee higher gains? We used an experimental repeated competition game in...

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Main Authors: Einav Hart, Judith Avrahami, Yaakov Kareev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-07-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500003806/type/journal_article