Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Cao, Gewei
Author-workplace-name: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, Microeconomics & Public Economics
Author-Name: Rusch, Hannes
Author-workplace-name: RS: GSBE UM-BIC, Microeconomics & Public Economics, RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research
Title: Modern Slavery and Mistrust: A Conceptual Replication of Nunn & Wantchekon (AER, 2011)
Abstract: Human trafficking is a modern form of slave trading. While we know that it inflicts substantial damage on its victims, its broader societal impact is not well understood. Inspired by Nunn & Wantchekon (2011, AER), we study whether human trafficking shapes interpersonal trust in two severely affected countries for which suitable criminal statistics and survey data are available: Romania and India. We find that victimization rates at the sub-national level are robustly linked to lower interpersonal trust. Our results corroborate those of Nunn & Wantchekon, conceptually replicate them in the economics of crime, and highlight their persistent contemporary relevance.
Classification-JEL: j47,d91,j83,k42,o17
Series: GSBE Research Memoranda
Creation-Date: 20250922
Number: 008
File-URL: https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/files/276264568/RM25008.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 4685609
Handle: Repec:unm:umagsb:2025008
DOI: 10.26481/umagsb.2025008