In a fog-cloud environment, the tasks submitted by end-users are first sent to intermediate
nodes called fog nodes. If the computing resources in fog nodes are insufficient, the nodes …

The generalized multiple-prize nested lottery contest framework has been broadly applied to
model noisy competitions that award prizes to multiple recipients. Assuming homogeneous …

This paper studies a multi-prize imperfectly discriminatory contest with symmetric risk-averse
contestants. Adopting a multi-winner nested Tullock contest model, we first establish the …

We extend previous theoretical work on n-player complete information all-pay auctions to
incorporate heterogeneous risk-and loss-averse utility functions. We provide sufficient and …

In this paper, we accommodate the costly entry of contestants and examine an information
design problem when the organizer can decide how to generate contestants' private …

We study the price of anarchy of mechanisms in the presence of risk-averse agents.
Previous work has focused on agents with quasilinear utilities, possibly with a budget. Our …

In many competitive situations, our investments increase our gains: Developing better
products or research proposals may lead to higher contracts or patents or larger grants …

The dissertation consists of four chapters. The first two chapters are devoted to exploring
information acquisition and disclosure in contests. The third chapter is devoted to exploring …

Competitions are ubiquitous in plant, animal and human societies–for food, living space,
mates; in schools, in the workplace, in sports, in research and development enterprises, in …