Contest functions (alternatively, contest success functions) determine probabilities of
winning and losing as a function of contestants' effort. They are used widely in many areas of …

Social scientists and policy makers have long been interested in the causes and
consequences of peace and conflict. This Handbook brings together contributions from …

We consider the situation where I items are ranked by paired comparisons. It is usually
assumed that the probability that item i is preferred over item j is pij= F (µi-µj) where F is a …

This article explores the basic technical ingredient in modeling conflict as a contest,
sometimes called the contest success function. As applied to conflict situations, it is termed …

This article proposes a stochastic foundation for the contest success function (CSF for short)
with a richer structure on the set of possible outcomes of the contest. Specifically, the …

We propose a Bayesian Stackelberg game capable of analyzing the joint effects of both
attacker intent and capabilities on optimal defensive strategies. The novel feature of our …

We investigate the resilience of cyber physical systems by modeling the interaction between
provider and attacker as a simultaneous game that incorporates cyber and physical spaces …

The relationship between wealth and power has long been debated. Nevertheless, this
relationship has been rarely studied in a strategic game. In this paper, we study wealth …

A contest success function (success function) maps the level of efforts into winning and
losing probabilities in contest theory. We aim to assess the empirical performance of …

In this paper, lab experiments on tax compliance were theoretically investigated with
dynamic and stochastic methods. It is well known from experimental games that learning …