U-type versus J-type tournaments

Matthias Kräkel

No 34/2001, Bonn Econ Discussion Papers from University of Bonn, Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE)

Abstract: In practice, two types of tournaments can be distinguished - U-type and J-type tournaments. In U-type tournaments, workers receive prizes that have been fixed in advance. In J-type tournaments, the employer fixes an aggregate wage bill in advance, which is then shared among the workers according to their relative performance. The results of the paper show that the outcomes of the two tournament types substantially differ. Especially, an employer will prefer J-type to U-type tournaments if the number of workers is large, whereas the opposite holds for small numbers of workers.

Keywords: collusion; human capital; relative deprivation; tournaments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J3 M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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