And the first runner-up is...: comparing winner selection procedures in multi-winner Tullock contests

Abstract We characterise the strategic equivalence among k -winner contests using simultaneous and sequential winner selection. test this prediction of a series laboratory experiments, contrasting 1-winner with 2-winner contests, varying in latter whether outcome is revealed sequentially or single stage. find that long run, average bidding levels are similar across strategically-equivalent contests. However, adaptation slower less systematic, which consistent property selection results outcomes more random than case.