The trust-building process is basic to social science. We investigate it in a laboratory setting
using a novel multistage trust game where social gains are achieved if players trust each …

Previous literature has demonstrated the important role that trust plays in developing and
maintaining well-functioning societies. However, if we are to learn how to increase levels of …

Pairs of trustors play finitely repeated Trust Games with the same trustee in a laboratory
experiment. We study trustfulness of the trustor and trustworthiness of the trustee. We …

This paper investigates the impact of network formation on trust and trustworthiness. We run
a laboratory experiment where, in sequence, networks are generated endogenously within …

Trust involves making oneself vulnerable to another person with the prospect of receiving
some benefit in return. Contemporary theoretical accounts of trust among strangers …

An important unanswered question in the empirical literature on trust is whether trusting
begets trustworthiness. In two experimental games, with Japanese and American …

Trust is a central component of social and economic interactions among humans. While
rational self-interest dictates that “investors” should not be trusting and “trustees” should not …

Trustful and trustworthy behaviors have important externalities for the society. But what
exactly drives people to behave in a trustful and trustworthy manner? Building on research …

We try to provide a broader view on the factors that influence the decision to trust and honor
trust. Using the “Trust Game” as our experimental paradigm, we consider three classes of …

We report results from experiments analyzing trust and trustworthiness, which are
components of social capital and have an impact on diverse economic phenomena. We …