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Trust and civic engagement: evidence from six Latin American cities

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    (Universidad ORT Uruguay. Facultad de Administración y Ciencias Sociales. Departmento de Economía)

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Using a unique data set that combines experimental and survey data of more than 3,000 individuals of six Latin American cities, I analyze the association between revealed attitudes of Trust and Social Capital, the latter measured as Participation in Voluntary Organizations. I find no statistical association between Trust and Social Capital, contrary to established economic and sociological theories of participation.

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  • Juan José Barrios, 2016. "Trust and civic engagement: evidence from six Latin American cities," Documentos de Investigación 110, Universidad ORT Uruguay. Facultad de Administración y Ciencias Sociales.
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    Keywords

    trust; social capital; non-profits; game theory;
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    JEL classification:

    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory

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