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Dan Kovenock is affiliated with Chapman University in the United States and has contributed to the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Decision Sciences, and Social Sciences. Their work spans several key subfields, including Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The scholar's main research topics include Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Game Theory and Applications, Economic Theories and Models, Game Theory and Voting Systems, Sports Analytics and Performance, Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis, and Smart Grid Security and Resilience.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dan Kovenock feature a focus on game theory and auction models, illustrating their engagement with strategic interactions and economic contests. Notable works include:

  • Generalizations of the General Lotto and Colonel Blotto games, 2020, Economic Theory
  • A class of N-player Colonel Blotto games with multidimensional private information, 2021, Operations Research Letters
  • Strategically revealing intentions in General Lotto games, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Introduction to the Special Issue on Contests, 2022, Economic Theory
  • All Pay Quality-Bids in Score Procurement Auctions, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

Kovenock collaborates frequently with several researchers, underscoring a collaborative research approach. Key co-authors include Rahul Chandan, Keith Paarporn, Mahnoosh Alizadeh, Jason R. Marden, and Christian Ewerhart.

The scholar has multiple publications across prominent journals and platforms. These venues include:

  • Economic Theory
  • Operations Research Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)

Best Publications

  • The all-pay auction with complete information

    Michael R. Baye;Dan Kovenock;Casper G. de Vries

  • A survey of experimental research on contests, all-pay auctions and tournaments

    Emmanuel Dechenaux;Dan Kovenock;Roman M. Sheremeta;Roman M. Sheremeta

  • Rigging the lobbying process: An application of the all-pay auction

    Michael R. Baye;Dan Kovenock;Casper G. de Vries

  • Capital Structure and Product Market Behavior: An Examination of Plant Exit and Investment Decisions

    Dan Kovenock;Gordon M. Phillips

  • Multi-battle contests

    Kai A. Konrad;Dan Kovenock

  • The solution to the Tullock rent-seeking game when R > 2: Mixed-strategy equilibria and mean dissipation rates*

    Michael R. Baye;Dan Kovenock;Casper G. De Vries

  • Capital Structure And Product Market Rivalry: How Do We Reconcile Theory And Evidence?

    Dan Kovenock;Gordon M Phillips

  • An experimental investigation of Colonel Blotto games

    Subhasish Modak Chowdhury;Dan Kovenock;Roman M. Sheremeta

  • The symmetric multiple prize all-pay auction with complete information

    Yasar Barut;Dan Kovenock

  • Conflicts with Multiple Battlefields

    J Dan Kovenock;Brian Roberson

  • Selecting product development projects: pioneering versus incremental innovation strategies

    Abdul Ali;Manohar U. Kalwani;Dan Kovenock

  • It takes two to tango : Equilibria in a model of sales

    Michael R Baye;Dan Kovenock;Casper G de Vries

  • Comparative Analysis of Litigation Systems: An Auction‐Theoretic Approach*

    Michael R. Baye;Dan Kovenock;Casper G. de Vries

  • Bertrand-Edgeworth duopoly with unit cost asymmetry

    Raymond J. Deneckere;Dan Kovenock

  • Asymmetric information, information externalities, and efficiency: the case of oil exploration

    Kenneth Hendricks;Dan Kovenock

  • A Model of Price Leadership Based on Consumer Loyalty

    Raymond Deneckere;Dan Kovenock;Robert Lee

  • Contests with Rank-Order Spillovers

    Michael R. Baye;Dan Kovenock;Casper G. de Vries

  • GATT, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND COOPERATION*

    Dan Kovenock;Marie Thursby

  • Capacity precommitment as a barrier to entry: A Bertrand-Edgeworth approach

    Beth Allen;Raymond Deneckere;Tom Faith;Dan Kovenock

  • The Optimal Defense of Networks of Targets

    Dan Kovenock;Brian Roberson

  • A Survey of Experimental Research on Contests, All-Pay Auctions and Tournaments

    Emmanuel Dechenaux;Dan Kovenock;Dan Kovenock;Roman M. Sheremeta

  • The Solution to the Tullock Rent-Seeking Game When R > 2: Mixed Strategy Equilibria and Mean Dissipation Rates

    Michael Baye;Dan Kovenock

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai A. Konrad
Kai A. Konrad Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Casper G. de Vries
Casper G. de Vries Erasmus University Rotterdam
Michael R. Baye
Michael R. Baye Indiana University
Roman M. Sheremeta
Roman M. Sheremeta Case Western Reserve University
Michael Rothschild
Michael Rothschild University of Wisconsin–Madison
Charles N. Noussair
Charles N. Noussair University of Arizona
Toke S. Aidt
Toke S. Aidt University of Cambridge

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