buyers). We describe two kinds of models of trust for such networked environments, absolute and relativized models, and use …

We experimentally examine how group identity affects trust behavior in an investment game. In one treatment, group … prompted) to minimal group identity to two-dimensional group identity, we find no significant differences in trust decisions …. However, trust is significantly and positively correlated with contribution decisions, suggesting that "social" trust is …

This paper presents the results of laboratory experiments on the relevance of reputation for trust and cooperation in … positively affects cooperation by encapsulating trust; (ii) certain differences in the reputation mechanism can generate …

Our research aims to find out whether meditation has a positive impact on trust and cooperation. By comparing the … more trust on average than the latters. Meditation seems to reduce risk aversion and “competitiveness” among people …

Our paper reconsiders the triadic design proposed by Cox (2004) to identify trust and reciprocity in investment games … coherence of them with the triadic outcomes. We expect that if trust is reported by the triadic design, investors’ expected …

This paper investigates how group membership and competition among trustors interact with trust and trustworthiness in … a laboratory one-shot trust game. To analyze these effects, we apply a 2x2 design. We induce group membership by letting … subjects play coordination games with clear focal points, leading to higher investments and trustworthiness. Introducing …

As the positive impact of trust on business success is widely undisputed, the question of how to measure trust … the level of trust between two parties or individuals. This paper explores whether an exchange featuring (almost) equal … expected gains and expected losses for a trusting individual is evidence for high trust or low trusts; we argue that such an …

the conjecture by Fukuyama according to which the level of trust is higher in countries like Germany (or the United States … also show that the increase in income resulting from the higher level of trust is shared in an inequitable way in Germany …

great heterogeneity of individuals’ behaviors is observed: from selfish behavior to complete trust and trustworthiness … explores the influence of knowledge of partner's gender in trust and reciprocity by means of two treatments of information: the …. Knowledge of responder’s gender does not imply different sending, even if men trust more their partners than women. However, a …

interactive experiments in geographically separated subject pools. Applying ELD to an intercultural trust experiment with … participants from Argentina, China and Germany we found a striking evidence for transcontinental trust behavior. In addition to … Chinese senders’ discrimination of Argentinean players no discrimination in trust and reciprocity behavior was observed …