This paper considers the role of preferences in explaining trust. By using the Bank of Italy�s Survey on Household …-reported trust. They both predict negatively a measure of generalized trust; however, risk aversion is positively correlated with an … preferences when analysing the role of trust in explaining socio-economic outcomes might pose serious challenges in terms of …

The relationship between inequality and trust has attracted the interest of many scholars who have found a negative … relationship between the two variables. However, the causal link from inequality to trust is far from being identified and the … findings, income inequality significantly and negatively affects generalised trust. However, this result only holds for …

terms of trust and trustworthiness, and average trust predicts average trustworthiness across countries. Entrepreneurial … each country, preferences for regulations depend negatively on individual trust; across countries, lower trustworthiness …