TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Cooperation without culture? The null effect of generalized trust on intentional homicide: a cross-national panel analysis, 1995-2009
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Robbins, Blaine
SP  - e59511
EP  - e59511
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059511
ID  - ref1
ER  -