Venezuelans and improved some attitudes, but only the game significantly increased self-reported trust. …

and political trust both lead to fiscal policy preferences that constrain effective redistribution. Electoral …

common language is used, and an inferential step where the receiver may either trust the message's literal meaning or …

Using a standard trust game, we elicit trust and reciprocity measures in a representative sample of adult players in … other Latin American countries. We find no statistically significant differences in trust levels of Uruguayans towards …

those with free and fair elections, voters do the opposite. Low social trust can account for this paradox: voters must act … collectively to shape political incentives, but low trust among voters is an obstacle to collective action. If every voter believes … logic, low social trust prevents voters from sanctioning politicians who renege on their promises. Frequent reneging on …