@article{d7d9935152804423931305c7082084c2,
title = "Analytical thinking, prosocial voting, and intergroup competition: experimental evidence from China",
abstract = "We investigate whether and how analytical thinking affects Muslims{\textquoteright} prosocial voting towards in-group (fellow Muslims) and out-group (Han Chinese) members. We conduct an incentivized laboratory-style voting experiment in western China, where tension and competition exist between the two ethnic groups. We find a significant negative effect of analytical thinking on prosocial voting in general. We also find that the effect of analytical thinking is related to group identity: A strong and significant negative effect is found on behavior towards out-group members, but a small and generally insignificant effect towards in-group members. Our results are consistent with group competition affecting the benefits and costs of prosocial voting, and those benefits and costs become more salient when engaging in analytical thinking.",
keywords = "Analytical thinking, Chinese Muslim, Ethnic identity, Intergroup competition, Lab-in-the-field experiment",
author = "Morton, {Rebecca B.} and Kai Ou and Xiangdong Qin",
note = "Funding Information: Support for this research from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and New York University is gratefully acknowledged. We are grateful for the comments from conference and seminar audience at the ESA North American Meeting, Sciences Po, Pairs School of Economics, Stony Brook University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, New York University and Florida State University. We thank Jun Feng and Luqing Yu for their assistance in conducting the experiments. All errors remain the responsibility of the authors. Funding Information: Support for this research from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and New York University is gratefully acknowledged. We are grateful for the comments from conference and seminar audience at the ESA North American Meeting, Sciences Po, Pairs School of Economics, Stony Brook University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, New York University and Florida State University. We thank Jun Feng and Luqing Yu for their assistance in conducting the experiments. All errors remain the responsibility of the authors. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1007/s11127-020-00859-6",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "191",
pages = "363--385",
journal = "Public Choice",
issn = "0048-5829",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "3-4",
}