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Pro-social attitudes towards ethno-religious out-groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey experiment in five countries

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  • Carol, Sarah
  • David, Lea
  • Malešević, Siniša
  • Uzelac, Gordana

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To what extent were individuals willing to help others during the pandemic? This article examines pro-social attitudes among 7000 residents in England, Ireland, Germany, Serbia, and Sweden by showing a fictitious scenario of an older neighbour who needs his groceries to be picked up from a nearby supermarket. The online survey experiment follows a 3 × 2 × 2 factorial design varying the ethno-religious origin of neighbours signalled by the name (Alexander vs Mohammed), the length of their residence (

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  • Carol, Sarah & David, Lea & Malešević, Siniša & Uzelac, Gordana, 2024. "Pro-social attitudes towards ethno-religious out-groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey experiment in five countries," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 39(1), pages 113-137.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:espost:313068
    DOI: 10.1177/02685809231214168
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