Stated social behavior and revealed actions: Evidence from six Latin American countries

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Camilo Cardenas, Juan; Chong, Alberto; Nopo, Hugo
• 署名单位: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia); Universidad de los Andes (Colombia); University of Ottawa; University of Ottawa
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.04.002
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 16-33
• 关键词: Experiments; Surveys; Social capital; External validity; Latin America

摘要

Do attitudinal surveys and incentivized experiments predict actual behavior? We answer this question using data on trust and pro-sociality from experiments and surveys conducted on six Latin American cities. Individuals in agreement with a set of pro-social statements who also either are willing to trust others more or are interested in risk-pooling, end up investing more in maintaining their social capital in the form of social organizations such as charities, religion, politics, sports and culture. Both, experiments and surveys carry useful information to understand motivations and intentions in pro-social behavior and social capital formation. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.