Social Sciences
4 years ago

Trust question reveals true cooperation preferences, not beliefs about others.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Microfoundations of Social Capital
Christian Thöni, Jean‐Robert Tyran, Erik Wengström

Paper Summary

The trust question in social capital research is linked to how people cooperate, not just what they believe about others. A study in Denmark used online experiments to show that the trust question reflects people's cooperation preferences, not just their beliefs. Another question about fairness also affects cooperation, but through what people believe, not what they prefer.

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