A contest is a situation in which individuals expend irretrievable resources to win valuable
prize (s).“Sabotage” is a deliberate and costly act of damaging a rival's likelihood of winning …

Unethical behavior within organizations is not rare. We investigate experimentally the role of
status-seeking behavior in sabotage and cheating activities aiming at improving one's …

0.1 Number of articles on 'corrup tion'published between 1990 and 2010 2 0.2 The extent of
the world of 'corrup tion' 7 7.1 Corruption percep tions and corrup tion exper i ence, 2004–11 …

In this paper, we experimentally test whether competing for a desired reward does not only
affect individuals' performance, but also their tendency to cheat. Recent doping scandals in …

In response to the severe financial plight of many clubs that regularly take part in European
competitions, UEFA developed the concept of Financial Fair Play as an extension of its …

We review the relationships between gambling and sport. British sports and sports
infrastructure have benefited considerably from funding through the National Lottery. We …

For every sports tournament, it is an important requirement to provide contestants with the
appropriate incentives to perform. However, incentive compatibility is usually considered an …

Gambling-related match-fixing is a form of corruption that has become a global issue
particularly since the start of the new millennium. Research on match-fixing has often …

This paper examines what drives match-fixing in football and why some leagues collapse
from corruption. Based on more than 220 interviews with players, referees, sports officials …

Tournaments are a widely used mechanism to rank alternatives in a noisy environment. This
paper investigates a fundamental issue of economics in tournament design: what is the best …