TY - JOUR
T1 - Stereotypes and Madrassas
T2 - Experimental evidence from Pakistan
AU - Delavande, Adeline
AU - Zafar, Basit
N1 - WOS:000362916700018
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Little is known about the behavior of Madrassa (Islamic religious seminaries) students, and how other groups in their communities interact with them. To investigate this, we use data from economic decision-making experiments embedded in a survey that we collected from students pursuing bachelors-equivalent degrees in Madrassas and other educational institutions of distinct religious tendencies and socioeconomic background in Pakistan. First, we do not find that Madrassa students are less trusting of others; in fact, they exhibit the highest level of other-regarding behavior, and expect others to be the most trustworthy. Second, there is a high level of trust among all groups. Third, within each institution group, we fail to find evidence of in-group bias or systematic out-group bias either in trust or tastes. Fourth, we find that students from certain backgrounds under-estimate the trustworthiness of Madrassa students.
AB - Little is known about the behavior of Madrassa (Islamic religious seminaries) students, and how other groups in their communities interact with them. To investigate this, we use data from economic decision-making experiments embedded in a survey that we collected from students pursuing bachelors-equivalent degrees in Madrassas and other educational institutions of distinct religious tendencies and socioeconomic background in Pakistan. First, we do not find that Madrassa students are less trusting of others; in fact, they exhibit the highest level of other-regarding behavior, and expect others to be the most trustworthy. Second, there is a high level of trust among all groups. Third, within each institution group, we fail to find evidence of in-group bias or systematic out-group bias either in trust or tastes. Fourth, we find that students from certain backgrounds under-estimate the trustworthiness of Madrassa students.
KW - Experiments
KW - Group identity and behavior
KW - Madrassa
KW - Trust
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84942549774&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.03.020
DO - 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.03.020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942549774
VL - 118
SP - 247
EP - 267
JO - Journal Of Economic Behavior & Organization
JF - Journal Of Economic Behavior & Organization
SN - 0167-2681
IS - SI
ER -