Search Results - "Clark, Derek"

Partial information disclosure in a contest by Clark, Derek J., Kundu, Tapas

“…Zhang and Zhou (2016) use the concept of Bayesian persuasion due to Kamenica and Gentzkow (2011) to analyze information disclosure in a contest with one-sided…”
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Creating balance in dynamic competitions by Clark, Derek J., Nilssen, Tore

“…•A solution is presented to an often overlooked design problem in dynamic competitions.•Contestants differ in their ability to compete and to gain momentum…”
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Competitive balance: Information disclosure and discrimination in an asymmetric contest by Clark, Derek J., Kundu, Tapas

“…We study a design problem for an effort-maximizing principal in a two-player contest with two dimensions of asymmetry. Players have different skill levels and…”
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Fatter or fitter? On rewarding and training in a contest by Clark, Derek J., Nilssen, Tore

“…Competition between heterogeneous participants leads to low‐effort provision in contests. A principal can divide her fixed budget between skill‐enhancing…”
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Keep on fighting: The dynamics of head starts in all-pay auctions by Clark, Derek J., Nilssen, Tore

“…We investigate a model of a series of contests in which a contestant's past and present success gives a head start over a rival in the future. How this…”
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Competitive balance when winning breeds winners by Clark, Derek J., Nilssen, Tore

“…In contest settings, heterogeneity between contestants generally leads to low effort provision, and many instruments have been suggested to restore competitive…”
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Creating balance in dynamic competitions by Clark, Derek John, Nilssen, Tore

“…We consider incentives for organizing competitions in multiple rounds, focusing on situations where there is heterogeneity among the contestants ex ante, which…”
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The EU Block Exemption and Horizontal R&D Agreements by Clark, Derek J., Michalsen, Anita, Olsen, Leif Roger

“…We analyze the effect of the European Union Competition Authority's block exemption towards R&D cooperatives in a horizontal market structure, valid as long as…”
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Salience in a simple transport market by Clark, Derek J., Mathisen, Terje Andreas

“…Psychologists have long since recognized that consumers have limited cognitive ability, and that this prevents them from weighing up all product attributes…”
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Gaining advantage by winning contests by Clark, Derek J., Nilssen, Tore, Sand, Jan Yngve

“…We consider a principal who faces many identical competitors, and who can distribute a prize fund over two consecutive contests. The winner of contest one…”
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Group bargaining in supply chains by Clark, Derek J., Pereau, Jean-Christophe

“…We consider a vertical supply chain in which a monopoly retailer produces a good by assembling a number of essential components each of which is owned by a…”
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Learning by doing in contests by Clark, Derek J., Nilssen, Tore

“…We introduce learning by doing in a dynamic contest. Contestants compete in an early round and can use the experience gained to reduce effort cost in a…”
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Relationships between fares, trip length and market competition by Clark, Derek J., Jørgensen, Finn, Mathisen, Terje Andreas

“…► More intense competition between transport firms will decrease fares. ► Fare will not necessarily increase with travel distance. ► Less intense competition…”
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Asymmetric Conflict: Weakest Link against Best Shot by Clark, Derek J., Konrad, Kai A.

“…The authors study conflict on multiple fronts. A defending player needs to successfully defend all fronts, and an attacker needs to win at only one. Multiple…”
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Fragmented Property Rights and Incentives for R&D by Clark, Derek J, Konrad, Kai A

“…Where product innovation requires several complementary patents, fragmented property rights can limit firms' willingness to invest in R&D. We consider the…”
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A method to simultaneously construct up to 12 differently sized Illumina Nextera long mate pair libraries with reduced DNA input, time, and cost by Heavens, Darren, Accinelli, Gonzalo Garcia, Clavijo, Bernardo, Clark, Matthew Derek

“…Long mate pair (LMP) or "jump" libraries are invaluable for producing contiguous genome assemblies and assessing structural variation. However the consistent…”
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Managerial incentives for technology transfer by Clark, Derek J., Michalsen, Anita

“…This paper studies how a separation of ownership and management affects a firm's incentives to transfer knowledge about technology voluntarily and without…”
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Competition over More than One Prize by Clark, Derek J., Riis, Christian

“…In order to provide an incentive to make workers exert extra effort without breaking uniform wage restrictions, a firm may instigate a contest among workers…”
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Fragmented property rights and royalty bargaining by Clark, Derek J., Pereau, Jean Christophe

“…We consider production by a firm that relies on the patent rights that are held by other actors. Before production can take place, bargains have to be struck…”
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Contests with Multi-tasking by Clark, Derek J., Konrad, Kai A.

“…The standard contest model in which participants compete in a single dimension is well understood and documented. Multi-dimension extensions are possible but…”
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