Many economic, political and social environments can be described as contests in which
agents exert costly effort while competing over the distribution of a scarce resource. These …

We provide an overview of experimental literature on contests and point out the two main
phenomena observed in most contest experiments:(i) overbidding relative to the standard …

This advanced textbook is an essential guide to discovering new and more illuminating
ways to analyse the econometric modelling of experimental data. Peter Moffatt, one of the …

This paper reconsiders the wide agreement that females are more risk averse than males.
We survey the existing experimental literature, finding that significance and magnitude of …

Rank-order relative-performance evaluation, in which pay, promotion, symbolic awards, and
educational achievement depend on the rank of individuals in the distribution of …

This paper sheds light on the impact that environmental, social and governance (ESG)
corporate practice disclosure has on equity financing. We present a unique framed field …

We review the main economic models of war and conflict. These models vary in details, but
their implications are qualitatively consistent, highlighting key commonalities across a …

Conflict can profoundly affect individuals and their groups. Oftentimes, conflict involves a
clash between one side seeking change and increased gains through victory and the other …

Group contests are ubiquitous. Some examples include warfare between countries,
competition between political parties, team‐incentives within firms, and rent‐seeking. In …

Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and
enhance efficiency in games with Pareto-ranked equilibria. We report an experiment in …