The yardstick approach in a Tullock contest
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DOI: 10.1002/mde.4103
Abstract: A contest's organizational structure or mechanism is often determined by the organizer's goal. While most contest organizers are interested in maximizing the effort expended by the contestants, some are interested in maximizing social welfare. We… read more here.
Keywords: tullock contest; yardstick approach; approach tullock; contest ... See more keywords
A model of parallel contests
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DOI: 10.1007/s00182-019-00705-0
Abstract: We develop a model of two parallel contests, asymmetric in quantity of homogeneous prizes open to contest, with a finite number of homogeneous risk-neutral bidders. Whether the bidder upon entry into a particular contest is… read more here.
Keywords: contest; parallel contests; model parallel;
Self-assessment strategy during contest decisions between male Great Himalayan leaf-nosed bats
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2657-0
Abstract: Agonistic interactions in animals are often settled based on the rules of an assessment strategy. We tested the predictions of evolutionary game theory models (including two models based on self-assessment: (a) the energetic war of… read more here.
Keywords: strategy; contest; model; assessment ... See more keywords
How Much Can AI Techniques Improve Surface Air Temperature Forecast? —A Report from AI Challenger 2018 Global Weather Forecast Contest
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DOI: 10.1007/s13351-019-9601-0
Abstract: In August 2018, the Institute of Urban Meteorology (IUM) in Beijing co-organized with Sinovation Ventures a Weather Forecasting Contest (WFC)—one of the AI (artificial intelligence) Challenger Global Contests. The WFC aims to take advantage of… read more here.
Keywords: air temperature; contest; surface air; forecast ... See more keywords
Male–male courtship behaviour, not relatedness, affects the intensity of contest competition in the field cricket
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.02.009
Abstract: Males often compete intensely against rival males because access to females is a major factor contributing to their reproductive success. However, there is controversy over whether male–male competition is weakened when rival males are related,… read more here.
Keywords: contest; intensity; competition; behaviour ... See more keywords
Winner effects and switching assessment strategies facilitate fast and frugal decisions in territorial contests
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.09.012
Abstract: Animals compete in contests over limited resources, and contestants with greater fighting ability, or resource-holding potential (RHP), typically win contests. Contest strategies have evolved to balance contest costs with the benefit of winning resources. Sometimes,… read more here.
Keywords: contest; recent contest; rhp; snapping shrimp ... See more keywords
HepTestContest: A Global Innovation Contest Soliciting Descriptions of Hepatitis B and C Testing Programs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.372
Abstract: : 2.025_INF Reimagining Health Communication: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial of Crowdsourcing in China W. Tang, J. Mao, C. Liu, K. Mollan, T. Wong, Y. Zhang, S. Tang, M. Hudgens, Y. Qin, B. Ma, M.… read more here.
Keywords: contest; innovation; china; hepatitis testing ... See more keywords
Willingness to initiate a fight but not contest behaviour depends on intruder size in Lethrus apterus (Geotrupidae)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2018.02.004
Abstract: In resident-intruder contests, residents are expected to win more often than intruders unless the intruder has significantly higher competitive ability that is often determined by its size. Therefore, small intruders are expected to be less… read more here.
Keywords: lethrus apterus; contest; initiate fight; willingness initiate ... See more keywords
A contest study to reduce attractiveness-based discrimination in social judgment.
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DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000414
Abstract: Discrimination in the evaluation of others is a key cause of social inequality around the world. However, relatively little is known about psychological interventions that can be used to prevent biased evaluations. The limited evidence… read more here.
Keywords: discrimination; attractiveness based; attractiveness; judgment ... See more keywords
When Kairos Compels Composition: Women’s Response to the 1924 Burpee Seed Company® Contest, “What Burpee Seeds Have Done for Me”
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DOI: 10.1080/07350198.2019.1655303
Abstract: In 1924, the W. Atlee Burpee & Company® announced a contest calling for letters responding to the prompt, “What Burpee’s Seeds Have Done for Me.” By the deadline, Burpee had received thousands of letters, many… read more here.
Keywords: seed; women response; burpee seeds; seeds done ... See more keywords
The timing of contests
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2015.1025498
Abstract: We develop a simple model to analyze the timing of contests. When the odds of winning a contest are exogenously given – we show that if either the players discount the future or if the… read more here.
Keywords: contest; timing contests;