Trust behind bars: Measuring change in inmates' prosocial preferences

Mario Agostino Maggioni; Domenico Rossignoli; Simona Beretta; Sara Balestri

doi:10.1016/j.joep.2017.12.003

Trust behind bars: Measuring change in inmates' prosocial preferences

Mario Agostino Maggioni^*, Domenico Rossignoli, Simona Beretta, Sara Balestri

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Abstract

The paper presents the results of a Longitudinal Lab-in-the-Field Experiment implemented between September 2015 and July 2016 performed in two State Prisons in California (USA) to measure change in prosocial preferences. A subset of eligible inmates willing to undertake GRIP (Guiding Rage Into Power) program, were randomly assigned to it. The paper tests whether the participation to this program (used as a treatment in the experiments) affects prosocial preferences of participants, with specific reference to trust. The results of a Difference-in-Differences (DID) estimation procedure show that trust significantly increased in GRIP participants compared to the control group. This result is robust to alternative estimation techniques and to the inclusion of an endogenous behavioral measure of altruism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-104
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Economic Psychology
Volume	64
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2017.12.003
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Applied Psychology
Dictator Game
Economics and Econometrics
Lab-in-the-Field Experiment
Longitudinal study
Prisons
Sociology and Political Science
Trust
Trust Game

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