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Prizes and Incentives in Elimination Tournaments

American Economic Review 1986 76(4), 701-715
Contestants who succeed in attaining high ranks in elimination career ladders rest on their laurels in attempting to climb higher, unless top-ranking prizes are given a disproportionate weight in the purse. A large first-place prize gives survivors something to shoot for, independent of past performances and accomplishments.