Trust in Character, Capability and Institutions
Third party funded individual grant
Start date : 01.06.2012
End date : 31.05.2015
Project details
Scientific Abstract
In this project we conducted an experimental study among European citizens regarding cross-cultural perceptions related to trust in two dimensions: volunteerism and honesty. We used representative samples from five major economies of the Euro area: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. We find that European citizens rely on nationality to infer behavior. Assessments of behavior show a north/south pattern: participants from northern countries are perceived to be more honest and to provide more effort in a volunteering game than participants from southern countries. Actual behavior is, however, not always in line with these assessments. Assessments of honesty show strong evidence of social projection: Participants expect other European citizens to be less honest if they are culturally closer to themselves. Assessments of volunteerism instead show that both northern and southern Europeans expect higher performance in northern than in southern European countries.
Involved:
Veronika Grimm
Project Leader
Veronika Grimm
Project Member
Verena Utikal
Project Member
Lorenzo Valmasoni
Project Member
Contributing FAU Organisations:
Juniorprofessur für Verhaltensökonomie
Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Wirtschaftstheorie
