RT Journal Article
T1 Trust and reciprocity in Cyprus
A1 Ekici, Tufan
A1 Ergun, Selim Jürgen
A1 Rivas Rodríguez, María Fernanda
AB This paper documents a series of experiments analyzing intra- and inter-cultural differences in trust and reciprocity between Turks, Turkish Cypriots, and Greek Cypriots. Our findings challenge the popular belief in international circles that there is mistrust between the two communities living in Cyprus. First of all, we find that Cypriots have similar levels of trust towards others in general, although the two communities have different ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic characteristics. Furthermore, we find no inter-cultural differences in trust among Cypriots. However, Turkish Cypriots are less reciprocal towards Greek Cypriots than they are towards members of their own community. Finally, we find that the Greek Cypriots who had at least one parent displaced after the civil war in Cyprus trust Turkish people less compared to those whose parents were not displaced, but no such mistrust exists against Turkish Cypriots. These findings indicate that in terms of trusting behavior, Cypriots on the island are more similar than what is portrayed by the politicians.
PB Elsevier
SN 2214-8043
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93527
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93527
LA eng
NO Ekici, Tufan, Selim Jürgen Ergun, y M. Fernanda Rivas. «Trust and Reciprocity in Cyprus». Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 63 (agosto de 2016): 36-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2016.05.001.
NO Middle East Technical University (Northern Cyprus)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025