Measuring norms using social survey data

Autor: Wit, Juliette R. de, Lisciandra, Chiara
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Economics & Philosophy, 37, 2, 188-221
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 1474-0028
DOI: 10.1017/S0266267120000152
Popis: This paper proposes a novel measure of civic norm compliance. We combine the literature on norm compliance from institutional economics and social philosophy. Institutional economics draws on survey data to measure civic norms, whereas social philosophy offers a theoretical framework that proves fruitful when used to operationalize civic norms. This paper shows that significantly different results emerge when the operationalization of civic norms in institutional economics draws on the theoretical framework that social philosophy offers. Furthermore, this study is relevant for social philosophy too, as it shows the potential of survey data as a test-bed for philosophical theories of norm compliance.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository