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Group status, minorities and trust

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Abstract

We present the results of an experiment measuring the impact of low group status and relative group size on trust, trustworthiness and discrimination. Subjects interact with insiders and outsiders in trust games and periodically enter markets where they can trade group membership. Low status and minority subjects have low morale: that is, they comparatively dislike being low status and being minority subjects. Group discrimination against low status and minority subjects is unchanged. However, low status subjects are deferential to high status subjects in terms of comparatively higher trust, and minority subjects are deferential to majority subjects in terms of comparatively higher trustworthiness.

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Author(s): Tsutsui K, Zizzo DJ

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Experimental Economics

Year: 2014

Volume: 17

Issue: 2

Pages: 215-244

Print publication date: 01/06/2014

Online publication date: 11/05/2013

Acceptance date: 29/04/2013

ISSN (print): 1386-4157

ISSN (electronic): 1573-6938

Publisher: Springer US

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10683-013-9364-x

DOI: 10.1007/s10683-013-9364-x

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