Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Abstract:
We provide direct evidence that people with strong family ties have a lower level of trust in strangers than people with weak family ties, and argue that this association is causal. We also investigate the mechanisms that underlie this effect, and provide evidence that these revolve around the level of outward exposure: factors that limit exposure limit subjects’ experience as well as motivation to deal with strangers. Our findings are based on experimental data derived from a new design of the ‘trust game’ combined with panel survey data, both drawn from a sample of the British population.
Published in
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume
Volume: 75 (3):365-376
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2010.05.007
Subject
Notes
Previously 'In press, accepted manuscript' 27 May 2010
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