Heterogeneity, leveling the playing field, and affirmative action in contests
The heterogeneous abilities of the players in various competitive contexts often lead to undesirable outcomes such as low effort provision, lack of diversity, and inequality. A range of policies are implemented to mitigate such issues by enforcing competitive balance, i.e., leveling the playing fiel...
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University of Oxford
2020
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