2 papers
econ.TH2026
Dividing the Spoils: Strategic Prize Allocation in Team Contests
Zhonghong Kuang, Jingfeng Lu, Yiyao Zhu
Rival teams compete through battles and reward members only after team victory. We study how team managers allocate victory-contingent reward budgets across players to maximize the…
econ.TH2026
Generalized Multidimensional Contests with Asymmetric Players: Equilibrium and Optimal Prize Design
Siyuan Fan, Zhonghong Kuang, Jingfeng Lu
We study -dimensional contests between two players with heterogeneous effort costs, where each dimension (battle) is modeled as a Tullock contest. Prize-allocation rules are ide…