Existing theories of cooperation with repeated interactions under imperfect monitoring cannot adequately explain observed trust in the presence of weak enforcement institutions. We introduce the concept of Self-Commitment Institution (SCI) and embed it in an otherwise standard framework to highlight a novel mechanism. When SCI is enforced, agents voluntarily undertake a perfectly observable and...

Nowadays, machine life and traffic jams are part of life and expanded. While economic and welfare benefits of the expansion of communication and the speed of transportation goods and people, the number and severity of traffic accidents increased. According to the World Health Organization, in recent years, Traffic accidents are recognized as the ninth cause of death in the world. In Iran, Traff...

As businesses are seeking to leverage the benefits of social networks, social commerce has emerged to achieve greater economic value by combining the power of online social networks with online shopping. Whereas the importance of social commerce is widely recognized in current literature, there are limited studies on factors that affect the intention of individuals to engage in social commerce....

elite's trust is an important part of the social capital in a social system that can lead to further system goals. relationship and influence on students by the professors of universities has an important place for them among the elite. subject of this article is the trust of university professors in islamic republic of iran (iri). essential questions focused on various aspects of professo...

Social capital refers to trust, norms, and social networks. One of the most important features of social capital is its claimed capacity of promoting economic well-being. Theorists have assumed that any such effects vary according to the nature of different types of social capital. Using longitudinal data from a nationally representative dataset, this study investigates the differentiated effec...

In this paper we show that the within-country cooperative culture sustained by trust affects international cooperative behaviour. We focus on the role of social norms shared by trustworthy individuals and theoretically show how such norms can create incentives for trustworthy individuals to cooperate with foreigners even when they are unsure of the trustworthiness of their foreign partners via ...

Recent scholarship shows that social capital has a large influence on political behavior. Social capital’s definition includes trust, norms of reciprocity, and social networks. Most studies, however, ignore the networking component. Here, we test the influence of social networks on political participation using new Japanese survey data. We separately test the effects of involvement in formally ...