BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260624T065657EDT-27441beajc@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260624T105657Z DESCRIPTION:Dynamic Games and Applications Seminar\n\nSpeaker: Ratul Lahkar \, Ashoka University\, India\n\nWebinar link\n Webinar ID: 881 6070 4034\n P asscode: 095916\n\nWe consider affirmative action in large population Tull ock contests. The standard Tullock contest is an equal treatment contest i n which agents who exert equal effort have an equal probability of success . In contrast\, under affirmative action\, agents with equal cost of effor t have equal probability of success. We analyze such contests as generaliz ed aggregative potential games and characterize their Nash equilibria. We show that affirmative action equalizes equilibrium payoffs without causing any loss of aggregate welfare. It enhances the welfare and effort levels of agents facing high effort cost. Thus\, affirmative action engenders equ ality without having any detrimental effects on efficiency\, at least when the number of agents involved are large. It does\, however\, reduce aggre gate effort in society.\n DTSTART:20210513T150000Z DTEND:20210513T160000Z LOCATION:CA\, ZOOM SUMMARY:Affirmative action in large population contests URL:/cim/channels/event/affirmative-action-large-popul ation-contests-330797 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR