The Social-Demographic Profile of People with Opportunist Behavior in Brazil

Abstract

The aim of the study is to identify the sociodemographic profile of individuals prone to opportunistic behavior in Brazil based on data extracted from the World Values Survey. For this, an ordered logit model was estimated, followed by the calculation of marginal effects. Among the results, it was observed that, in general, people with a low level of interpersonal trust and also a low level of educational attainment tend to be more prone to opportunistic behavior.

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Author Biographies

Lilian Lopes Ribeiro

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Universidad Federal de Ceará

Profesor adjunto en los cursos de Economía y Finanzas de la
Universidad Federal de Ceará (UFC). Beca de Productividad en Investigación
Fundación Cearense de Apoyo a la Investigación (FUNCAP). Investigador vinculado a
CAEN/UFC. Postdoctorado en Economía por la UFC.

Francisca Ana Mara Alves da Silva

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Universidad Federal de Ceará

Economista de la Universidad Federal de Ceará (UFC). Investigador del Graduate Center in Economics UFC.

Marcelo Miranda Melo

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Universidad Federal de Ceará

Profesor Asociado e Investigador. Departamento de Economía y Finanzas de la Universidad Federal de Ceará (UFC). Doctorado en Economía por el Centro de Estudios de Posgrado en Economía CAEN/UFC.

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