eeu sweden south africa | Behavior ec.

Social capital, cooperative behavior and norm-enforcement

Studies have shown differences in cooperative behavior across countries and in the use of (and reaction to) a norm enforcement mechanism in cross-cultural studies.

The authors present data that prove that stark differences in both dimensions can exist even within the same town. They created a unique data set, based on one-shot public goods experiments in South Africa. Most of the group differences can be explained by variables for social capital and social environment, such as trust or household violence.

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  • eeu sweden
  • south africa

Type of publication

  • Peer reviewed

Reference

Kocher, M., P. Martinsson and M. Visser 2011. Social capital, cooperative behavior and norm-enforcement. Forthcoming in Journal of Behavioral Economics and Organization.

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