Date of Graduation
Spring 5-31-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in International and Development Economics (MSIDEC)
College/School
College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program
Economics
First Advisor
Alessandra Cassar
Abstract
Abstract:
The decades-long literature pertaining to gender-specific preferences lies at the intersection of economics and psychology with a primary focus on the correlation between economic development and gender-specific preferences. Better understanding of this correlation has helped researchers understand how individuals make decisions for their education, finances, and occupation. Falk & Hermle (2018) assess the correlation between GDP and various gender-specific preferences including trust, risk, altruism, and reciprocity. In order to better understand the relationship between economic development and gender-specific preferences, I expand on the Falk & Hermle 2018 framework by introducing new macroeconomic, prosocial, and cultural variables as additional explanatory indicators across 76 countries. Utilizing the 2012 Global Preferences Survey, I create Ordinary Least Squares models to analyze the strength of the correlation between GDP as the key indicator for economic development and the gender-specific preferences of trust, risk-taking, altruism, and reciprocity by controlling for additional explanatory variables: labor force participation, personal care, and tightness score.
Recommended Citation
Mosavat, Sherwin, "What Gives? Trust, Risk, Altruism, and Reciprocity Across 76 Countries" (2024). Master's Theses. 1566.
https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/1566
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