No man is an island: trust, trustworthiness, and social networks among refugees in Germany

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Year: 2023
Volume: 36
Issue: 4
Pages: 2429-2455

Authors (5)

Nora El-Bialy (not in RePEc) Elisa Fraile Aranda (not in RePEc) Andreas Nicklisch (not in RePEc) Lamis Saleh (not in RePEc) Stefan Voigt (Universität Hamburg)

Score contribution per author:

0.402 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Abstract We analyze possible links between both trust and trustworthiness among Syrian refugees in Germany in relation to two different forms of social networking: bonding networks, which include only other Syrians, and bridging networks, which include people from the host country. Our results show that Syrians who engage in bonding networks show higher levels of trust and (un)conditional trustworthiness when interacting with a Syrian compared to a German participant. In turn, for refugees engaged in bridging networks, the positive discrimination refugees display towards their own peers decreases regarding trust and conditional trustworthiness and vanishes regarding unconditional trustworthiness. Newly arrived Syrian refugees tend to engage in bonding networks, whereas the length of stay and having a private home coincide with more bridging networks.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:jopoec:v:36:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s00148-023-00969-7
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-29