<p>Contest theory, very much like auction theory, studies how people act in a contest and the properties of such a competition. There is a large literature that investigates different aspects of the contest, including efficiency, participation, total effort. However, while I am aware of many examples in which auction theory has been then applied to design real-world auctions, I have found no examples of contest theory being applied to design real-world contests. </p>

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2019-09-27T18:50:32.717Z
Did you mean applying contest theory to *design* or *analyze* real-world contests?
Herr K.
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2019-09-27T18:56:52.773Z
@HerrK. Hi, yes.
mrb
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2019-09-27T18:58:24.373Z
I mean to design.
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Has contest theory ever been used to design real-world contests?
mrb
# Has contest theory ever been used to design real-world contests?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-27)

Contest theory, very much like auction theory, studies how people act in a contest and the properties of such a competition. There is a large literature that investigates different aspects of the contest, including efficiency, participation, total effort. However, while I am aware of many examples in which auction theory has been then applied to design real-world auctions, I have found no examples of contest theory being applied to design real-world contests.

**Tags:** microeconomics, labor-economics, industrial-organisation, incentives
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Did you mean applying contest theory to *design* or *analyze* real-world contests?  
> **username_0**: @HerrK. Hi, yes.  
> **username_0**: I mean to design.  

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