10.1371/journal.pone.0059511
Blaine Robbins
Blaine
Robbins
Cooperation without Culture? The Null Effect of Generalized Trust on Intentional Homicide: A Cross-National Panel Analysis, 1995–2009
Public Library of Science
2013
Economics
Development economics
Economic anthropology
Economic models
Economic development
Macroeconomics
Political science
governments
political theory
Public opinion
Sociology
Crime and criminology
Social research
null
generalized
intentional
cross-national
2013-03-20 08:56:05
Dataset
https://plos.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Cooperation_without_Culture_The_Null_Effect_of_Generalized_Trust_on_Intentional_Homicide_A_Cross_National_Panel_Analysis_1995_2009__/655093
<div><p>Sociologists, political scientists, and economists all suggest that culture plays a pivotal role in the development of large-scale cooperation. In this study, I used generalized trust as a measure of culture to explore if and how culture impacts intentional homicide, my operationalization of cooperation. I compiled multiple cross-national data sets and used pooled time-series linear regression, single-equation instrumental-variables linear regression, and fixed- and random-effects estimation techniques on an unbalanced panel of 118 countries and 232 observations spread over a 15-year time period. Results suggest that culture and large-scale cooperation form a tenuous relationship, while economic factors such as development, inequality, and geopolitics appear to drive large-scale cooperation.</p> </div>