Determinants of trust: The role of personal experiences

• Published in: Games and economic behavior Vol. 122; pp. 413 - 425
• Main Authors: Schwerter, Frederik, Zimmermann, Florian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Beliefs; Determinants of trust; Experiences; Experiments; Non-standard learning; Determinants of trust; Non-standard learning; Beliefs; D03; Experiences; C91; D81; Experiments

Social interactions pervade daily life and thereby create an abundance of social experiences. Such personal experiences likely shape what we believe and who we are. In this paper, we ask if and how personal experiences from social interactions determine individuals' inclination to trust others?...