Allocating Awards Across Noncomparable Categories

Suppose an agency awards a fixed number of prizes to applicants in different categories such that the applicant-to-winner ratio is constant by category. It is demonstrated in a simple theoretical model that the number of awards in a category will typically be positively related to the degree of applicant uncertainty. The theoretical findings are related to awards data from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada doctoral fellowship competition

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Year of publication:	[2021]
Authors:	Magee, Lonnie ; Veall, Michael R.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Entscheidung unter Unsicherheit \| Decision under uncertainty \| Theorie \| Theory \| Kanada \| Canada \| Preisverleihung \| Award \| Sozialwissenschaft \| Social sciences

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (26 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 2002 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.357220 [DOI]
Classification:	D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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