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Does Guilt Affect Performance? Evidence from Penalty Kicks in Football

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American Behavioral Scientist

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Abstract

American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print.
Does guilt affect performance? In our study, we exploit a new measure of justification for penalty decisions in football and find that unjustified penalty calls negatively impact penalty conversion rates. This effect escalates in relation to social norms ...