Swee Hoon Chuah
Religion, discrimination and trust across three cultures
Chuah, Swee Hoon; Gaechter, Simon; Hoffmann, Robert; Tan, Jonathan H.W.
Authors
SIMON GAECHTER simon.gaechter@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor, Psychology of Economic Decision Making
Robert Hoffmann
Jonathan H.W. Tan
Abstract
We propose that religion impacts trust and trustworthiness in ways that depend on how individuals are socially identified and connected. Religiosity and religious affiliation may serve as markers for statistical discrimination. Further, affiliation to the same religion may enhance group identity, or affiliation irrespective of creed may lend social identity, and in turn induce taste-based discrimination. Religiosity may also relate to general prejudice. We test these hypotheses across three culturally diverse countries. Participants' willingness to discriminate, beliefs of how trustworthy or trusting others are, as well as actual trust and trustworthiness are measured incentive compatibly. We find that interpersonal similarity in religiosity and affiliation promote trust through beliefs of reciprocity. Religious participants also believe that those belonging to some faith are trustworthier, but invest more trust only in those of the same religion—religiosity amplifies this effect. Across non-religious categories, whereas more religious participants are more willing to discriminate, less religious participants are as likely to display group biases.
Citation
Chuah, S. H., Gaechter, S., Hoffmann, R., & Tan, J. H. (2016). Religion, discrimination and trust across three cultures. European Economic Review, 90, 280-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2016.03.008
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 14, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 7, 2016 |
Publication Date | Nov 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Apr 5, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | May 24, 2017 |
Journal | European Economic Review |
Print ISSN | 0014-2921 |
Electronic ISSN | 0014-2921 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 90 |
Pages | 280-301 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2016.03.008 |
Keywords | Religiosity, Connectedness, Discrimination, TrustExperiment |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/971904 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292116300605 |
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