We examine whether a corruption scandal in which the incumbent is implicated undermines trust in local government. We …, and data on the level of trust expressed in local politicians drawn from a new survey conducted in late 2009. We use … matching methods to improve the identification of the effect of corruption scandals on trust, comparing municipalities affected …

stress, societal trust, and other important variables. Yet a key scientific difficulty tends to be downplayed, or even …

The paper studies the link between corruption and social capital (measured as trust), using data from a lab experiment … a trust game. In a second experiment, we elicit social appropriateness norm of actions in the bribery game and the …, are less likely to trust than those in an isomorphic role in the ultimatum game. We also uncover the underlying mechanism …

trust are traits that explain permanent differences in the short-run volatility of public goods provision. …