The distribution of talent across contests

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• dc.contributor.author Azmat, Ghazalaca
• dc.contributor.author Möller, Marcca
• dc.contributor.other Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa
• dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-26T10:50:50Z
• dc.date.available 2017-07-26T10:50:50Z
• dc.date.issued 2012-01-01
• dc.date.modified 2017-07-23T02:14:10Z
• dc.description.abstract Do the contests with the largest prizes attract the most able contestants? To what extent do contestants avoid competition? In this paper, we show, theoretically and empirically, that the distribution of abilities plays a crucial role in determining contest choice. Sorting exists only when the proportion of high-ability contestants is sufficiently small. As this proportion increases, contestants shy away from competition and sorting decreases, such that, reverse sorting becomes a possibility. We test our theoretical predictions using a large panel data set containing contest choice over three decades. We use exogenous variation in the participation of highly-able competitors to provide empirical evidence for the relationship among prizes, competition, and sorting.
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• dc.identifier https://econ-papers.upf.edu/ca/paper.php?id=1298
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/19863
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.relation.ispartofseries Economics and Business Working Papers Series; 1298
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• dc.subject.keyword Contests
• dc.subject.keyword Sorting
• dc.subject.keyword Ability
• dc.subject.keyword Prize allocation
• dc.subject.keyword Labour, Public, Development and Health Economics
• dc.title The distribution of talent across contestsca
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper