competition between agents but also by the possibility to punish the principal via sabotage. … competitors in order to improve the own relative position. In the present study we investigate whether this sabotage problem is … mitigated in a repeated interaction between the agents and the principal. As sabotage can hardly be observed in real …

contests with heterogeneous agents who may individually sabotage each other. Our results suggest that sabotaging behavior … revealed sabotage decreases while retaliation motives prevail. …

Many tournaments are plagued by sabotage among competitors. Typically, sabotage is welfare-reducing, but from an …, sabotage is typically hidden, making it difficult to assess its extent and its victims. Therefore, we use data from Judo World … sabotage. In Judo, competitors can break an opponent's attack in an unsportsmanlike manner; these are seen as acts of sabotage …

competition for talent. High-ability individuals receive higher pay, but are not more likely to be awarded long-term compensation …. These findings suggest that long-term compensation arises in an optimal contract, because competition for talent accentuates …

stronger in markets with high competition for talent. We argue that this evidence supports models of competition for talent …