Beyond altruism: Sociological foundations of cooperation and prosocial behavior

B Simpson, R Willer - Annual Review of Sociology, 2015‏ - annualreviews.org
In explaining the sources of cooperation and prosocial behavior, psychologists, behavioral
economists, and biologists often focus on factors internal to the individual, such as altruistic …

Diversity and prosocial behavior

D Baldassarri, M Abascal - Science, 2020‏ - science.org
Immigration and globalization have spurred interest in the effects of ethnic diversity in
Western societies. Most scholars focus on whether diversity undermines trust, social capital …

Love thy neighbor? Ethnoracial diversity and trust reexamined

M Abascal, D Baldassarri - American Journal of Sociology, 2015‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
According to recent research, ethnoracial diversity negatively affects trust and social capital.
This article challenges the current conception and measurement of “diversity” and invites …

Trust, growth, and well-being: New evidence and policy implications

Y Algan, P Cahuc - Handbook of economic growth, 2014‏ - Elsevier
This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions, and economic development. It
discusses the various measures of trust and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust …

[کتاب][B] For Good Measure Advancing Research on Well-being Metrics beyond GDP

F Jean-Paul, D Martine - 2018‏ - books.google.com
The 2009 Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
(“Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi” Commission) concluded that we should move away from over …

Family ties

A Alesina, P Giuliano - Handbook of economic growth, 2014‏ - Elsevier
We study the role of the most primitive institution in society: the family. Its organization and
relationship between generations shape values formation, economic outcomes, and …

Family ties and political participation

A Alesina, P Giuliano - Journal of the European Economic …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
We establish an inverse relationship between family ties and political participation, such that
the more individuals rely on the family as a provider of services, insurance, and transfer of …

Trust and growth

Y Algan, P Cahuc - Annu. Rev. Econ., 2013‏ - annualreviews.org
This article surveys recent research on the relationship between trust and growth. It
documents the strong international and interregional heterogeneity of trust. The theoretical …

Economic consequences of kinship: Evidence from US bans on cousin marriage

A Ghosh, SIM Hwang, M Squires - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Close-kin marriage, by sustaining tightly knit family structures, may impede development.
We find support for this hypothesis using US state bans on cousin marriage. Our measure of …

Trust and its determinants

F Murtin, L Fleischer, V Siegerink, A Aassve, Y Algan… - 2018‏ - sciencespo.hal.science
This paper describes the results of an international initiative on trust (Trustlab) run in six
OECD countries between November 2016 and November 2017 (France, Germany, Italy …