Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust?
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wittenberg, Martin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jacobs, Chandré | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-07T11:43:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-07T11:43:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-02-20T12:58:01Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Most studies that investigate the relationship between interpersonal trust and inequality make use of objective or societal measures such as the Gini coefficient, and the effect of individual assessments of inequality has thus far received much less academic attention. Using data from the Round 5 Afrobarometer survey, I estimate the effect of perceived inequality on interpersonal trust in South Africa. Though the Round 5 Afrobarometer survey does not include an income variable, I construct an asset index using Principal Component Analysis and find that individual perceptions of socio-economic rank deviate from this measure of objective wealth. In line with the general conclusions in the literature, I find that perceived inequality has a negative effect on interpersonal trust and that individuals who believe that their living conditions are either better or worse compared to those of other South Africans' are less likely to express trust in others. This effect is more prominent in rural areas, which suggests that individuals have biased reference groups influenced by their area of residence. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Jacobs, C. (2022). <i>Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust?</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37327 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Jacobs, Chandré. <i>"Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust?."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37327 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jacobs, C. 2022. Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust?. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37327 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Master Thesis AU - Jacobs, Chandré AB - Most studies that investigate the relationship between interpersonal trust and inequality make use of objective or societal measures such as the Gini coefficient, and the effect of individual assessments of inequality has thus far received much less academic attention. Using data from the Round 5 Afrobarometer survey, I estimate the effect of perceived inequality on interpersonal trust in South Africa. Though the Round 5 Afrobarometer survey does not include an income variable, I construct an asset index using Principal Component Analysis and find that individual perceptions of socio-economic rank deviate from this measure of objective wealth. In line with the general conclusions in the literature, I find that perceived inequality has a negative effect on interpersonal trust and that individuals who believe that their living conditions are either better or worse compared to those of other South Africans' are less likely to express trust in others. This effect is more prominent in rural areas, which suggests that individuals have biased reference groups influenced by their area of residence. DA - 2022_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Economic Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust? TI - Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37327 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37327 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Jacobs C. Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust?. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37327 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | School of Economics | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Commerce | |
| dc.subject | Economic Science | |
| dc.title | Do Perceptions of Inequality Negatively Affect Interpersonal Trust? | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MCom |