How much should we trust the World Values Survey trust question?

How much should we trust the World Values Survey trust question?

We use a unique data set of trust game replications to validate the commonly used “trust” question from the World Values Survey. We find that trust as measured by the World Values Survey is positively correlated with experimentally measured trust. ► Validate World Values Survey (WVS) Trust Question....

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics letters 2012-08, Vol.116 (2), p.210-212
Hauptverfasser: Johnson, Noel D., Mislin, Alexandra
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cross-cultural analysis
Cross-cultural experiments
Cultural values
Games
Survey analysis
Trust
Trust game
World values survey
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Zusammenfassung:We use a unique data set of trust game replications to validate the commonly used “trust” question from the World Values Survey. We find that trust as measured by the World Values Survey is positively correlated with experimentally measured trust. ► Validate World Values Survey (WVS) Trust Question. ► Use unique data on experimental trust and trustworthiness. ► Find experimental trust highly correlated with WVS Trust Question. ► Find experimental trustworthiness uncorrelated with WVS Trust Question.
ISSN:0165-1765
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DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.02.010