Trust as a Social Norm? A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment with Refugees in Switzerland
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Bicchieri, Cristina & Dimant, Eugen & Gächter, Simon & Nosenzo, Daniele, 2022.
"Social proximity and the erosion of norm compliance,"
Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 59-72.
- Bicchieri, Cristina & Dimant, Eugen & Gächter, Simon & Nosenzo, Daniele, 2020. "Social Proximity and the Erosion of Norm Compliance," IZA Discussion Papers 13864, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Yann Algan & Pierre Cahuc, 2010.
"Inherited Trust and Growth,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(5), pages 2060-2092, December.
- Yann Algan & Pierre Cahuc, 2010. "Inherited Trust and Growth," Post-Print hal-03384693, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Pierre Cahuc, 2010. "Inherited Trust and Growth," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03384693, HAL.
- Nora El-Bialy & Elisa Fraile Aranda & Andreas Nicklisch & Lamis Saleh & Stefan Voigt, 2023. "No man is an island: trust, trustworthiness, and social networks among refugees in Germany," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(4), pages 2429-2455, October.
- Charness, Gary & Du, Ninghua & Yang, Chun-Lei, 2011. "Trust and trustworthiness reputations in an investment game," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 72(2), pages 361-375, June.
- Cristina Bicchieri & Erte Xiao & Ryan Muldoon, 2011. "Trustworthiness is a social norm, but trusting is not," Politics, Philosophy & Economics, , vol. 10(2), pages 170-187, May.
- Bolton, Gary & Dimant, Eugen & Schmidt, Ulrich, 2021. "Observability and social image: On the robustness and fragility of reciprocity," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 946-964.
- Leonardo Bursztyn & Thomas Fujiwara & Amanda Pallais, 2017.
"'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 107(11), pages 3288-3319, November.
- Leonardo Bursztyn & Thomas Fujiwara & Amanda Pallais, 2017. "'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments," NBER Working Papers 23043, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012.
"Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe,"
PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint)
hal-00812826, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-00812826, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," Post-Print hal-00812826, HAL.
- Cristina Bicchieri & Eugen Dimant, 2022.
"Nudging with care: the risks and benefits of social information,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 191(3), pages 443-464, June.
- Cristina Bicchieri & Eugen Dimant, 2019. "Nudging with Care: The Risks and Benefits of Social Information," Discussion Papers 2019-02, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham.
- Binzel, Christine & Fehr, Dietmar, 2013.
"Social distance and trust: Experimental evidence from a slum in Cairo,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 99-106.
- Binzel, Christine & Fehr, Dietmar, 2013. "Social Distance and Trust: Experimental Evidence from a Slum in Cairo," IZA Discussion Papers 7183, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/432sbils8u9t7qa99cii5psht1 is not listed on IDEAS
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012.
"Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe,"
PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint)
hal-00812826, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," SciencePo Working papers hal-00812826, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," Post-Print hal-00812826, HAL.
- John Duffy & Huan Xie & Yong-Ju Lee, 2013.
"Social norms, information, and trust among strangers: theory and evidence,"
Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 52(2), pages 669-708, March.
- John Duffy & Huan Xie & Yong-Ju Lee, 2008. "Social Norms, Information and Trust among Strangers: Theory and Evidence," Working Papers 08007, Concordia University, Department of Economics, revised Jul 2001.
- Gary Charness & Luca Rigotti & Aldo Rustichini, 2007. "Individual Behavior and Group Membership," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 97(4), pages 1340-1352, September.
- James Andreoni & B. Douglas Bernheim, 2009.
"Social Image and the 50-50 Norm: A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Audience Effects,"
Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 77(5), pages 1607-1636, September.
- James Andreoni & B. Douglas Bernheim, 2007. "Social Image and the 50-50 Norm: A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Audience Effects," Discussion Papers 07-030, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
- Luigi Guiso & Paola Sapienza & Luigi Zingales, 2006.
"Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes?,"
Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 20(2), pages 23-48, Spring.
- Paola Sapienza & Luigi Zingales & Luigi Guiso, 2006. "Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes?," NBER Working Papers 11999, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Zingales, Luigi & Guiso, Luigi & Sapienza, Paola, 2006. "Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes?," Working Papers 208, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
- Guiso, Luigi & Zingales, Luigi & Sapienza, Paola, 2006. "Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes?," CEPR Discussion Papers 5505, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Cameron, Lisa & Erkal, Nisvan & Gangadharan, Lata & Zhang, Marina, 2015. "Cultural integration: Experimental evidence of convergence in immigrants’ preferences," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 38-58.
- Cox, James C. & Orman, Wafa Hakim, 2015.
"Trust and trustworthiness of immigrants and native-born Americans,"
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 1-8.
- James C. Cox & Wafa Hakim Orman, 2015. "Trust and Trustworthiness of Immigrants and Native-Born Americans," Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series 2015-03, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
- Abigail Barr, 2003. "Trust and expected trustworthiness: experimental evidence from zimbabwean villages," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 113(489), pages 614-630, July.
- Müller, Tobias & Pannatier, Pia & Viarengo, Martina, 2023.
"Labor market integration, local conditions and inequalities: Evidence from refugees in Switzerland,"
World Development, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
- Müller,Tobias & Pannatier,Pia & Viarengo,Martina Giorgia, 2022. "Labor Market Integration, Local Conditions and Inequalities : Evidence from Refugees in Switzerland," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9914, The World Bank.
- Benistant, Julien & Galeotti, Fabio & Villeval, Marie Claire, 2022.
"Competition, information, and the erosion of morals,"
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 204(C), pages 148-163.
- Julien Benistant & Fabio Galeotti & Marie Claire Villeval, 2022. "Competition, Information, and the Erosion of Morals," Post-Print hal-03805532, HAL.
- Berg Joyce & Dickhaut John & McCabe Kevin, 1995. "Trust, Reciprocity, and Social History," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 122-142, July.
- Yann Algan & Pierre Cahuc, 2010.
"Inherited Trust and Growth,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(5), pages 2060-2092, December.
- Yann Algan & Pierre Cahuc, 2010. "Inherited Trust and Growth," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/432sbils8u9, Sciences Po.
- Yann Algan & Pierre Cahuc, 2010. "Inherited Trust and Growth," SciencePo Working papers hal-03384693, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Pierre Cahuc, 2010. "Inherited Trust and Growth," Post-Print hal-03384693, HAL.
- Leonardo Bursztyn & Alessandra L. González & David Yanagizawa-Drott, 2020. "Misperceived Social Norms: Women Working Outside the Home in Saudi Arabia," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 110(10), pages 2997-3029, October.
- repec:sae:mrxval:v:44:y:2010:i:3:p:697-727 is not listed on IDEAS
- Rachel Croson & Jen Shang, 2008.
"The impact of downward social information on contribution decisions,"
Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 11(3), pages 221-233, September.
- Rachel Croson & Jen Shang, 2008. "The impact of downward social information on contribution decisions," Natural Field Experiments 00322, The Field Experiments Website.
- Ryan Essex & Erika Kalocsányiová & Nataliya Rumyantseva & Jill Jameson, 2022. "Trust Amongst Refugees in Resettlement Settings: a Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis of the Literature," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 543-568, June.
- Algan, Yann & Bisin, Alberto & Manning, Alan & Verdier, Thierry (ed.), 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199660094, Decembrie.
- Nava Ashraf & Iris Bohnet & Nikita Piankov, 2006. "Decomposing trust and trustworthiness," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 9(3), pages 193-208, September.
- Ahern, Kenneth R. & Daminelli, Daniele & Fracassi, Cesare, 2015. "Lost in translation? The effect of cultural values on mergers around the world," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 117(1), pages 165-189.
- Cassar, Alessandra & Rigdon, Mary, 2011. "Trust and trustworthiness in networked exchange," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 282-303, March.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Stefanie S. Baumgartner & Fabio Galeotti & Thierry Madiès & Marie Claire Villeval, 2025. "Trust as a social norm? A lab-in-the-field experiment with refugees in Switzerland," Working Papers 2508, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon.
- Jérôme Gonnot & Federica lo Polito, 2023. "Cultural Transmission and Political Attitudes: Explaining Differences between Natives and Immigrants in Western Europe," Working Papers 2023-12, CEPII research center.
- Francesco Bogliacino & Gianluca Grimalda & Laura Jiménez & Daniel Reyes Galvis & Cristiano Codagnone, 2022.
"Trust and trustworthiness after a land restitution program: lab-in-the-field evidence from Colombia,"
Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 33(2), pages 135-161, June.
- Francesco Bogliacino & Gianluca Grimalda & Laura Jiménez & Daniel Reyes Galvis & Cristiano Codagnone, 2019. "Trust and trustworthiness after a land restitution program: Lab-in-the-field evidence from Colombia," HiCN Working Papers 291, Households in Conflict Network.
- Meier, Stephan & Pierce, Lamar & Vaccaro, Antonino & La Cara, Barbara, 2016. "Trust and in-group favoritism in a culture of crime," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 132(PA), pages 78-92.
- Shu-Heng Chen & Bin-Tzong Chie & Tong Zhang, 2015. "Network-Based Trust Games: An Agent-Based Model," Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, vol. 18(3), pages 1-5.
- Bogliacino, Francesco & Jiménez Lozano, Laura & Grimalda, Gianluca, 2018. "Consultative democracy and trust11We thank Vanessa Carrillo, Jairo Paéz and Daniel Reyes for their help during the experiments. A special thanks to Franci Beltrán, Jairo Paéz and Alfonso Peña for prov," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 55-67.
- Eugen Dimant & Fabio Galeotti & Marie Claire Villeval, 2024. "Motivated information acquisition and social norm formation," Post-Print hal-04740082, HAL.
- Fei Xie & Bohui Zhang & Wenrui Zhang, 2022. "Trust, Incomplete Contracting, and Corporate Innovation," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 68(5), pages 3419-3443, May.
- Lesmeister, Simon & Limbach, Peter & Goergen, Marc, 2022.
"Trust and monitoring,"
Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
- Lesmeister, Simon & Limbach, Peter & Goergen, Marc, 2022. "Trust and monitoring," CFR Working Papers 18-02, University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR), revised 2022.
- Alberti, Federica & Conte, Anna & Di Cagno, Daniela T. & Sciubba, Emanuela, 2024. "On the relational aspects of trust and trustworthiness: Results from a laboratory experiment," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 219(C), pages 214-230.
- Eugen Dimant & Fabio Galeotti & Marie Claire Villeval, 2024. "Motivated Information Acquisition and Social Norm Formation," Post-Print hal-04199140, HAL.
- Naveh Eskinazi & Miki Malul & Mosi Rosenboim & Tal Shavit, 2023. "Do you still trust me? An experimental study on the effect of uncertainty, complexity and anchors in a trust game," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 44(2), pages 892-905, March.
- Dimant, Eugen & Galeotti, Fabio & Villeval, Marie Claire, 2024. "Motivated information acquisition and social norm formation," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
- Eugen Dimant, 2020.
"Hate Trumps Love: The Impact of Political Polarization on Social Preferences,"
ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series
029, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany.
- Eugen Dimant, 2021. "Hate Trumps Love: The Impact of Political Polarization on Social Preferences," CESifo Working Paper Series 9073, CESifo.
- Luo, Jun & Wang, Xinxin, 2020. "Hukou identity and trust—Evidence from a framed field experiment in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 59(C).
- Francesco Giavazzi & Ivan Petkov & Fabio Schiantarelli, 2019.
"Culture: persistence and evolution,"
Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 117-154, June.
- Giavazzi, Francesco & Schiantarelli, Fabio & Petkov, Ivan, 2014. "Culture: Persistence and Evolution," CEPR Discussion Papers 10024, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Francesco Giavazzi & Ivan Petkov & Fabio Schiantarelli, 2014. "Culture: Persistence and Evolution," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 853, Boston College Department of Economics, revised 28 Feb 2019.
- Francesco Giavazzi & Ivan Petkov & Fabio Schiantarelli, 2014. "Culture: Persistence and Evolution," NBER Working Papers 20174, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Hill, Ruth Vargas & Maruyama, Eduardo & Viceisza, Angelino, 2012.
"Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 99(1), pages 150-162.
- Hill, Ruth Vargas & Maruyama, Eduardo & Viceisza, Angelino, 2010. "Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior," IFPRI discussion papers 948, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
- Schwerter, Frederik & Zimmermann, Florian, 2020.
"Determinants of trust: The role of personal experiences,"
Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 413-425.
- Frederik Schwerter & Florian Zimmermann, 2019. "Determinants of Trust: The Role of Personal Experiences," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2019_072, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
- Frederik Schwerter & Florian Zimmermann, 2019. "Determinants of trust: the role of personal experiences," CESifo Working Paper Series 7545, CESifo.
- Dimant, Eugen, 2019.
"Contagion of pro- and anti-social behavior among peers and the role of social proximity,"
Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 66-88.
- Dimant, Eugen, 2015. "On Peer Effects: Behavioral Contagion of (Un)Ethical Behavior and the Role of Social Identity," MPRA Paper 68732, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Eugen Dimant, 2018. "Contagion of Pro- and Anti-Social Behavior Among Peers and the Role of Social Proximity," Discussion Papers 2018-04, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham.
- Eugen Dimant, 2020. "Contagion of Pro- and Anti-Social Behavior among Peers and the Role of Social Proximity," CESifo Working Paper Series 8263, CESifo.
- Eugen Dimant, 2016. "On Peer Effects: Contagion of Pro- and Anti-Social Behavior in Charitable Giving and The Role of Social Identity," PPE Working Papers 0006, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
- Eugen Dimant, 2017. "On Peer Effects: Contagion of Pro- and Anti-Social Behavior and the Role of Social Cohesion," Discussion Papers 2017-06, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham.
- Cetre, Sophie & Algan, Yann & Grimalda, Gianluca & Murtin, Fabrice & Pipke, David & Putterman, Louis & Schmidt, Ulrich & Siegerink, Vincent, 2024.
"Ethnic bias, economic achievement and trust between large ethnic groups: A study in Germany and the U.S,"
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 224(C), pages 996-1021.
- Sophie Cetre & Yann Algan & Gianluca Grimalda & Fabrice Murtin & David Pipke & Louis Putterman & Ulrich Schmidt & Vincent Siegerink, 2024. "Ethnic bias, economic achievement and trust between large ethnic groups: A study in Germany and the U.S," Post-Print irsn-04889606, HAL.
More about this item
Keywords
social information; trust; refugees; lab-in-the-field experiment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2025-05-05 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2025-05-05 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-GTH-2025-05-05 (Game Theory)
- NEP-MIG-2025-05-05 (Economics of Human Migration)
- NEP-SOC-2025-05-05 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17822. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Holger Hinte (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/izaaade.html .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.