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The Colonel Blotto game

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  • Brian Roberson, 2006. "The Colonel Blotto game," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 29(1), pages 1-24, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:29:y:2006:i:1:p:1-24
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-005-0071-5
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    Keywords

    Colonel Blotto game; Redistributive politics; All-pay auction; D7;
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    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

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