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Rompf, Stephan, Kroneberg, Clemens ORCID: 0000-0001-8838-1087 and Schlösser, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0003-2685-6221 (2017). Institutional trust and the provision of public goods: When do individual costs matter? The case of recycling. Ration. Soc., 29 (2). S. 160 - 179. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1461-7358

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Abstract

This research asks whether and how institutional trusttrust in the reliability, effectiveness, and legitimacy of public institutionspromotes the provision of public goods. To understand the underlying mechanisms, we apply three choice models to the example of recycling behavior: a standard rational choice model, the low-cost hypothesis, and a dual-process theory. The models carry competing hypotheses about the interplay of trust and incentives in recycling behavior. Using survey data collected in four countries (Sweden, Denmark, the United States, and the United Kingdom), we find a positive and significant interaction effect of institutional trust and recycling costs on self-reported recycling behavior. No such interaction was found using generalized social trust as a second measure of trust. Our results support a dual-process perspective and indicate that high levels of institutional trust can suppress the inhibiting effect of individual costs on cooperation in a collective action dilemma.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rompf, Stephan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kroneberg, Clemens UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8838-1087 UNSPECIFIED Schlösser, Thomas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2685-6221 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-232573
DOI:	10.1177/1043463117701124
Journal or Publication Title:	Ration. Soc.
Volume:	29
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 160 - 179
Date:	2017
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1461-7358
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology and Social Psychology > Department of Scociology
Subjects:	Social sciences
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL-EXCHANGE; RATIONALITY; COOPERATION Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/23257