Similarities and differences when building trust: the role of cultures

We run an experiment in which students of different European nationalities are matched in groups of five and repeatedly choose with whom within their group they want to play a trust game. Participants observe of each other age, gender, nationality and number of siblings. The region of origin, “North...

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Published in:Experimental economics : a journal of the Economic Science Association 2010-09, Vol.13 (3), p.260-283
Main Authors: Bornhorst, Fabian, Ichino, Andrea, Kirchkamp, Oliver, Schlag, Karl H, Winter, Eyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral decision theory
Behavioral/Experimental Economics
C91
C92
Cultural differences
Culture
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
Economics
Economics and Finance
European regions
Experiments
Game Theory
Gender
Microeconomics
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Siblings
Social and Behav. Sciences
Studies
Success
Trust
Trustworthiness
Z13
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Summary:We run an experiment in which students of different European nationalities are matched in groups of five and repeatedly choose with whom within their group they want to play a trust game. Participants observe of each other age, gender, nationality and number of siblings. The region of origin, “North” or “South” is a major determinant of success in the experiment. Participants tend to trust those they trusted before and who trusted them. We do not find evidence of regional discrimination per se. It is only the underlying and significant differences in behavior that translate through repeated interactions into differences in payoffs between the two regions.
ISSN:1386-4157
1573-6938
DOI:10.1007/s10683-010-9240-x