How much should we trust the World Values Survey trust question?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 116
Issue: 2
Pages: 210-212

Authors (2)

Johnson, Noel D. (George Mason University) Mislin, Alexandra (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We use a unique data set of trust game replications to validate the commonly used “trust” question from the World Values Survey. We find that trust as measured by the World Values Survey is positively correlated with experimentally measured trust.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:116:y:2012:i:2:p:210-212
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25