| ID:
300511.0,
MPI für Ökonomik / Strategic Interaction Group |
| Social identity and trust : An experimental investigation |
| Authors: | Güth, Werner; Levati, Vittoria M.; Ploner, Matteo |
| Language: | English |
| Place of Publication: | Jena |
| Publisher: | Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik |
| Date of Publication (YYYY-MM-DD): | 2006 |
| Total Number of Pages: | 34 |
| Title of Series: | Papers on Strategic Interaction |
| Issue / Number: | 41-2006 |
| Corporate Body (Series Editor): | Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik |
| Copyright: | 2006 |
| Review Status: | Internal review |
| Audience: | Not Specified |
| Abstract / Description: | We experimentally examine how group identity affects trust behavior in an investment game. In one treatment, group identity is induced purely by minimal groups. In other treatments, group members are additionally related by outcome interdependence established in a prior public goods game. Moving from the standard investment game (where no group identity is prompted) to minimal group identity to two-dimensional group identity, we find no significant differences in trust decisions. However, trust is significantly and positively correlated with contribution decisions, suggesting that "social" trust is behaviorally important. |
| Free Keywords: | experiment; investment game; trust; group identity |
| Classification / Thesaurus: | JEL classification: C72; C92 |
| External Publication Status: | published |
| Document Type: | Paper |
| Affiliations: | MPI für Ökonomik/Abteilung Strategische Interaktion
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| Identifiers: | ISSN:1618-7547 |
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