The long-term effects of genocide on antisocial preferences

被引:7
作者
Gangadharan, Lata [1 ]
Islam, Asad [1 ,2 ]
Ouch, Chandarany [3 ]
Wang, Liang Choon [1 ]
机构
[1] Monash Univ, Dept Econ, Clayton, Vic, Australia
[2] Monash Univ, Ctr Dev Econ & Sustainabil, Clayton, Vic, Australia
[3] UNDP, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
Civil conflict; Khmer Rouge; Violence exposure; Social preferences; Artefactual field experiment; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; RISK; CONFLICT; BEHAVIOR; WAR; TRUST; FIELD; EXPOSURE; CONSEQUENCES; ACCUMULATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106068
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
We conduct an artefactual field experiment to examine the long-term effects of exposure to violence due to the Cambodian genocide (1975-1979), during childhood and adolescence, on individuals' antisocial behaviors. Since antisocial behavior can co-exist with other preferences, we also investigate the effect of this exposure on prosocial and risk-taking behaviors. We find that as district-level mortality rates increase, individuals who directly experienced violence during the genocide period exhibit greater antisocial and risk-taking behaviors decades later. These effects are relatively muted among individuals who did not directly experience genocidal violence. The results imply significant long-term effects on antisocial and risk preferences in association with direct exposure to genocidal violence. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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