Although theory suggests individuals are more willing to incur a personal cost to benefit
ingroup members, compared to outgroup members, there is inconsistent evidence in support …

Numerous authors have suggested that religious belief has a positive association, possibly
causal, with prosocial behavior. This article critiques evidence regarding this “religious …

We collect data from 162 replications of the Berg, Dickhaut, and McCabe Investment game
(the “trust” game) involving more than 23,000 participants. We conduct a meta-analysis of …

We find using laboratory experiments that primes that make religion salient cause subjects
to identify more with their religion and affect their economic choices. The effect on choices …

Religion is known to influence people's perception and behaviour. This study explores the
influence of Islamic religiosity (measured on dimensions of 'Islamic Belief','Islamic Practice' …

The world religions proclaim prosocial values (Habito & Inaba, 2006), but it is still unclear
whether these values translate into behaviors (Ellens, 2007) and whether they are really …

Interpersonal trust is a mental construct with implications for social functioning and economic
behavior. We review contemporary theories of trust from behavioral economics and social …

Is religion to blame for deadly conflicts? Should religious behaviour be credited more often
for acts of charity and altruism? In what ways are religious and 'spiritual'ideas, practices and …

How does democratic politics inform the interdisciplinary debate on the evolution of human
co-operation and the social preferences (for example, trust, altruism and reciprocity) that …

Trust is a critical aspect of social interaction. One might predict that individuals trust religious
out-groups less than religious in-groups, and that costly signals performed by members of …