We analyze the impact of doping regulations on the doping decisions of athletes in a Tullock contest. We show that stricter anti-doping regulations may increase the profits of doped athletes, which makes doping more sustainable in the long run. Under certain conditions, a naturally more able athlete may receive a lower payoff than his naturally less able competitor, reversing the natural payoff order. We consider the case of different anti-doping agencies and show that harmonization of doping regulations may increase the doping intensity. We point out incentive problems that may arise in the case of strategic interaction between anti-doping agencies.

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兴奋剂法规的不良后果：为什么更严格的努力可能会加强兴奋剂激励措施

我们分析了兴奋剂法规对Tullock比赛中运动员兴奋剂决定的影响。我们表明，更严格的反兴奋剂法规可能会增加掺杂运动员的利润，从长远来看，这将使掺杂更加可持续。在某些条件下，天生能力强的运动员可能会得到比其天生能力弱的运动员更低的收益，从而颠倒了自然收益顺序。我们考虑了不同的反兴奋剂机构的情况，表明统一的兴奋剂法规可能会增加掺杂强度。我们指出了在反兴奋剂机构之间进行战略互动时可能出现的激励问题。