This paper investigates the role of moral norms as a social institution in anonymous
interactions in trust games. We argue that morality functions as a social norm and therefore …

Individual and social preferences have shown to be important factors in individual decision
making and general economic performance. Yet, they are usually assumed as given and …

Individuals are at their most mental plasticity in their impressionable years (ages 18–25
years) forming long-term attitudes and behaviours essential to functioning in a society, such …

This study examines the effects of a COVID-19 outbreak on levels of social capital on a
college campus, drawing on survey data collected from students at two colleges—one that …

Smiling is a popular and powerful facial signal used to influence how we are judged and
evaluated by others. The recent COVID pandemic made the use of face masks common …

Declining institutional trust is one of the central problems in modern societies. Identifying its
determinants, among which inequality, is fundamental for designing suitable interventions to …

Additive shocks can substantially increase cooperation in otherwise standard public goods
game experiments. We study shocks that randomly adjust players' earnings by a fixed …

In this article we investigate whether engagement through collaborative project-based
learning (PBL) can boost trusting behavior. We experimentally tested if working in teams on …

We study why suffering a negative economic shock, ie, a significant loss, may trigger a
change in other-regarding behavior. We conjecture that people trade off concern for money …

Experimental and theoretical evidence suggests that principal–agent interactions in which
the principal signals prosociality may achieve higher levels of trust and reciprocity if both …