诚实作为一种美德影响社会经济发展的诸多方面,然而关于公民诚实水平决定因素的研究却相对匮乏。早在两千年前,管仲便提出“仓廪实则知礼节”的假说,认为经济发展是公民诚实的重要影响因素之一,但是由于数据限制和识别困难一直以来较难通过实证来检验。文章借助多国行为数据和多种工具变量,检验了经济发展、制度质量和文化因素对公民诚实的因果效应。研究结果表明:首先,相对于制度因素和文化因素,经济因素对诚实水平的影响更为显著;其次,经济发展对诚实水平的影响有滞后性,其当期影响并不显著;第三,以上结果在不同模型设定、不同估计方法和不同控制变量下是稳健的。此外,文章还进一步讨论了几种可能的影响机制。结果证实了管仲的论断,并且具有重要的政策含义和参考价值:第一,促进经济发展的政策同样有利于推动公民道德建设;第二,促进个人自愿遵从的干预政策可以起到重要的作用;最后,制定相关政策应当考虑具体的社会经济背景。
仓廪足而知礼节?——经济发展与公民诚实
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黄维盛, 丛树海. 仓廪足而知礼节?——经济发展与公民诚实[J]. 财经研究, 2021, 47(10): 35-49.
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