This contribution examines the effect of advantageous inequity on performance using natural data from a high-stakes environment. We use data from top-level penalty kicking in soccer and thereby expand the empirical literature dominated by evidence from laboratory experiments to data from the field. Results indicate that, on average, professionals do not perform worse when they experience unfair advantages. However, we find suggestive evidence for a negative effect of advantageous inequity in situations where success is less important. Our results are robust to alternative model specifications and to adjustments for multiple testing.

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应对有利的不平等待遇—专业罚球的实地证据

该贡献使用来自高风险环境的自然数据来检验有利的不平等对绩效的影响。我们使用来自足球顶级罚球的数据，从而将以实验室实验为基础的经验文献扩展到实地数据。结果表明，平均而言，当专业人员遇到不公平的优势时，他们的表现不会变差。但是，我们发现在成功不太重要的情况下有利的不平等产生负面影响的暗示性证据。我们的结果对于替代模型规范和多项测试的调整均具有鲁棒性。