Effects of urbanization on trust: Evidence from an experiment in the field

Cheng Xu

Journal of Economic Psychology, 2021, vol. 87, issue C

Abstract: I conducted a trust game in the field within a natural experiment paradigm to test the effects of urbanization on both in- and out-group trust. I found that urbanization has a larger positive effect on out-group trust than on in-group trust. My findings provide new knowledge to the literature on the intricacy of the urbanization-trust relationship and contribute to the ongoing discourse on the different foundations underpinning in-group and out-group trust.

Keywords: Urbanization; Trust; Lab experiment; Discrimination; Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 C93 O15 O18 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2021.102450

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