Social Networks and Trust: not the Experimental Evidence you may Expect

Volume: 0801
Published: Jan 1, 2008
Abstract
We run a laboratory experiment where 'friendship' networks are generated endogenously within an anonymous group. Our experiment builds on two phases in sequence: a network formation game and a trust game. We find that in those sessions where the trust game is played before the network formation game, the overall level of trust is not significantly different from the one observed in a simple trust game; in those sessions where the trust game is...
Paper Details
Title
Social Networks and Trust: not the Experimental Evidence you may Expect
Published Date
Jan 1, 2008
Volume
0801
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