We revisit the group size paradox in a model where two groups of di¤erent sizes compete for a prize exhibiting a varying degree of rivalry and where group e¤ort is given by a CES function of individual e¤orts. We show that the larger group can be more successful than the smaller group if the degree of complementarity is su¢ ciently high relative to the degree of rivalry of the prize.
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