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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Main Authors: Chowdhury, S, Esteve-González, P, Mukherjee, A
Formato: Working paper
Publicado: University of Oxford 2020