Cooperation without Culture? The Null Effect of Generalized Trust on Intentional Homicide: A Cross-National Panel Analysis, 1995–2009 Blaine Robbins 10.1371/journal.pone.0059511 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> 2013-03-20 08:56:05 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