We show that the standard trust question routinely used in social capital research is importantly related to … others’ cooperation. We find that the standard trust question is a proxy for cooperation preferences rather than beliefs … trust question, is also related to cooperation behavior but operates through beliefs rather than preferences. …

and ethnically homogeneous populations. Using trust and prisoner's dilemma games, we found that students in a neighborhood … with high Mafia involvement exhibit lower generalized trust and trustworthiness, but higher in-group favoritism, with …

We look at the effect of importance of religion in daily life on social trust, defined as the share of a population … trust, both internationally and within the U.S. The size of this association increases with the degree of religious …

We study the effects of reputation and competition in a trust game. If trustees are anonymous, outcomes are poor …: trustees are not trustworthy, and trustors do not trust. If trustees are identifiable and can, hence, build a reputation … minimal information, eliminates the trust problem almost completely. …