the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial … the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …We document that trust in public institutions - and particularly trust in banks, business and government - has declined …

individual's "impressionable years" (ages 18 to 25) has a persistent negative effect on confidence in political institutions and … confidence in public health systems, suggesting that the loss of confidence in political institutions and leaders is associated … with the (in)effectiveness of a government's healthcare-related responses to past epidemics. We document this mechanism …

that hindsight bias causally reduces trust in government. …

different measures of trust in government as well as including various controls, such as precautionary behaviors, first …

Do budget institutions play a role in explaining why government effectiveness is higher in some advanced countries than … budget centralization has a negative and significant effect on government effectiveness in OECD countries after accounting … for a list of control variables such as GDP per capita and government expenditure in addition to country and year fixed …

of the opposition politicians bribes. By revealed preference, the strongest check on the government s power was the news …

very little correlation between government expenditure and trust but a strong correlation with delivering on core tasks …. This leads us to conclude that it is not government spending per se that needs to increase to build trust, but rather … better focused government activities. …

Trust in government is particularly important in implementing public health policies especially during crises such as … the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigates the effects of trust in government and compliance with stay at home orders …