I show that a unique equilibrium exists in an asymmetric two-player all-pay auction with a
discrete signal structure, correlated signals, and interdependent valuations. The proof is …

Contest theory is an area of game theory that studies environments in which agents make
sunk investments in order to get a prize. These investments could be money, effort, time, etc …

This dissertation presents original research on a game theoretic model of political lobbying. I
model political lobbying as an all-pay auction with two players and private information …