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Opinions on Technology: A Cultural Divide between East Asia and Germany?

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  • Rieger, Marc Oliver
  • Wang, Mei
  • Massloch, Max
  • Reinhardt,

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We measure attitudes towards technology and government control of technologies in Germany and several countries in East Asia. The results show that technologies are least accepted in Germany, much less than in all East Asian countries. This is the case for every technology under consideration. Surprisingly, the main difference can neither be explained by perceived benefits and risks of the technologies nor by media climate. Therefore fundamental cultural differences (that surprisingly interact with gender differences) seem to be the most likely explanation. Regarding support for government control, we find no significant differences within the democratic states in our study, but much stronger support in the two non-democratic states (China and Vietnam).

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  • Rieger, Marc Oliver & Wang, Mei & Massloch, Max & Reinhardt,, 2021. "Opinions on Technology: A Cultural Divide between East Asia and Germany?," Review of Behavioral Economics, now publishers, vol. 8(1), pages 73-110, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jnlrbe:105.00000130
    DOI: 10.1561/105.00000130
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    1. Schaewitz, Johannes & Wang, Mei & Rieger, Marc Oliver, 2022. "Culture and Institutions: Long-lasting effects of communism on risk and time preferences of individuals in Europe," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 202(C), pages 785-829.

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    Keywords

    Technology perception; state control; cultural differences;
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    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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