Does market participation promote generalized trust? Experimental evidence from Southern Africa

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 117
Issue: 1
Pages: 156-160

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Abstract

Does market participation promote generalized morality and trust, as postulated by some recent theories? We use experimental data from Zimbabwe and Mozambique to probe into one specific component of this question, and find evidence to the contrary. The short-term effect of market integration appears to be to lower generalized trust. However, this finding is not robust across all countries.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:1:p:156-160
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25