Income inequality in the trust game

被引:13
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作者
Smith, Alexander [1 ]
机构
[1] Worcester Polytech Inst, Dept Social Sci & Policy Studies, Worcester, MA 01609 USA
关键词
Trust; Trust game; Income inequality; FAIRNESS; HETEROGENEITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2011.01.008
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper presents an experiment measuring how lab-induced income inequality affects trust and trustworthiness. Low endowment subjects paired with high endowment subjects showed more trust than subjects in other pairs; this trust was reciprocated with high trustworthiness. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:54 / 56
页数:3
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