Al Izzati, Ridho; Dartanto, Teguh; Suryadarma, Daniel; … - 2024
People's trust in state and political institutions is a key foundation of a well-functioning economy. We estimate the … impact of direct elections on people's trust in state and political institutions, using a major political reform in Indonesia … the causal impact of the reform. We find that district direct elections increase trust in all state and political …