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>