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Putnam and Italy

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Duchy of Savoy

Duchy of Milan

Republic of Venice

Republic of

Siena

Republic of

Genoa

Republic ofFlorence

Austria

Hungary

OttomanEmpire

Ragusa

VenetianDalm

atia

San

Marino

PapalS

tates

Rome

Kingdom of Nepal

PontecorvoBenevento

Naples

Sicily (Spain)

Sardinia(Spain)

Syracuse

Corsica

(Genoa)

Marquisate of

Saluzzo

Marquisate of

Montferrat

Marquisate of

Lucca

Marquisate of

Mantua

Duchies of

Modena & Ferrara

ITALY IN 1494

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Player 2

Player 1

Cooperate

Defect

Defect Cooperate

s, t

t, s

c, c

d, d

t > c > d > s

Player 2

Player 1

Cooperate

Defect

Defect Cooperate

-5, 10

10, -5

5, 5

0, 0

Prisoners Dilemma

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Other games have different payoff structuresChicken and Battle of the Sexes

Player 2

Player 1

Stand firm

Back down

Stand firm Back down

0, 10

10, 0

0, 0

-10, -10

Husband

Wife

Mountains

Beach

Beach Mountains

0, 0

10, 8

8, 10

2, 2

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What would Putnam predict from

low levels of social capital in Mexico?

February cross section

(N = 2,398)July cross section

(N = 1,199)

February panel

July panel

(N = 1,277)

Can trust

14.0%

13.9%

13.9%

14.4%

Cant be too careful

83.6%

83.6%

83.3%

83.6%

Not sure

2.4%

2.5%

2.7%

2.0%

Q: Do you believe you can trust most people these days,

or do you think you cant be too careful?

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