Testing the Theory of Tournaments: An Empirical Analysis of Broiler Production
利用肉鸡合同养殖户的数据，检验了锦标赛理论的三个预测：奖金水平变化不影响绩效、高能力者选择低风险策略、组织者会平衡能力差异。
Broiler chickens are raised by contract growers whose rewards depend explicitly upon relative performance. The authors use data on the performance of broiler producers facing both tournament and linear performance evaluation compensation structures to test three predictions from the theory of tournaments: that changes in the level of prizes that leave prize differentials unchanged will not affect performance; that, in mixed tournaments, more able players will choose less risky strategies; and that tournament organizers will attempt to handicap players of unequal ability or reduce mixing to avoid the disincentive effects of mixed tournaments. Their evidence is consistent with each prediction. Copyright 1994 by University of Chicago Press.