Religion, discrimination and trust across three cultures

Chuah, Swee Hoon, Gaechter, Simon, Hoffmann, Robert and Tan, Jonathan H.W. (2016) Religion, discrimination and trust across three cultures. European Economic Review, 90 . pp. 280-301. ISSN 0014-2921

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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.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/971904
Keywords: Religiosity, Connectedness, Discrimination, Trust Experiment
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > Nottingham University Business School
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
Identification Number: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2016.03.008
Depositing User: Gaechter, Simon
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2017 07:42
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 19:59
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/41749

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