Multi-period rent-seeking contests with carryover: Theory and experimental evidence

Pamela Schmitt (), Robert Shupp, Kurtis Swope () and John Cadigan

Economics of Governance, 2004, vol. 5, issue 3, 187-211

Abstract: This paper develops and experimentally tests a model in which a player’s effort affects the probability of winning a contest in both the current and future periods. Theory predicts that rent-seeking effort will be shifted forward from later to earlier periods, with no change in overall rent-seeking expenditures relative to the static contest. Experimental results indicate a significant shift forward when “carryover” is present and that the amount shifted is directly related to the carryover rate. Finally, although experimental expenditures are greater than the equilibrium predictions, overall rent-seeking effort in the carryover contests is lower than in similar static contests. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2004

Keywords: Rent-seeking; multi-period games; experimental tests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1007/s10101-004-0075-9

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