Extreme Points and Large Contests
Theoretical Economics
2026-03-02 v2
Abstract
In this paper, we characterize the extreme points of a class of multidimensional monotone functions. This result is then applied to large contests, where it provides a useful representation of optimal allocation rules under a broad class of distributional preferences of the contest designer. In contests with complete information, the representation significantly simplifies the characterization of the equilibria.
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@article{arxiv.2601.19331,
title = {Extreme Points and Large Contests},
author = {Giovanni Valvassori Bolgè},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.19331},
year = {2026}
}