social capital as measured by interpersonal and institutional trust in post-reunification Germany. We estimate the economic …

This study presents new evidence on individual and community-specific determinants of social trust using data from 96 … villages in Bangladesh. We find perceived institutional trust to be positively correlated with stated inter-personal trust. At … the same time, there is significant social distance among various faith groups in our data: both Hindus and Muslims trust …

an individual's local and general trust. A wide literature across economics and sociology has recognised the importance … of trust in facilitating economic growth and development and it is therefore important to investigate elements of social … organisation that encourage or inhibit the development of trust. We use fixed effects and instrumental variable regression and …

We analyze the relationship between natives' attitudes towards citizenship acquisition for foreigners and trust. Our … underlying link between trust and the slave trade is confirmed. Alternative factors - conflict, kinship, and witchcraft beliefs … - that, through trust, may affect attitudes toward citizenship, are not generating the same distinctive pattern of linkages …

background, language and diet to investigate the relationship between cultural identity, trust and cooperation. Subjects with …, contributed 15% more in a public goods game, displayed greater "social capital" such as trust in the government and more …

Trust and trustworthiness are important components of social capital and much attention has been devoted to their … correct evaluation. In this paper, we argue that individuals' trust and trustworthiness are strongly dependent on the level of … trust and trustworthiness of the social group in which subjects operate. Attitudinal indicators which are often used to …

Trust and participation in social networks are inherently interrelated. We make use of India's demonetization policy … trust. We use first-hand quantitative and qualitative data from rural South India and control for individual characteristics … (personality traits, cognitive ability) that could influence network formation and trust, finding that social interactions have a …

Social media have been credited with the potential of reinvigorating trust by offering new opportunities for social and … study how the effect of social media on trust varies depending on the civility or incivility of online interaction. We find …

February 24, 2022 on social trust of adolescents in Germany. Comparing adolescents who responded to our survey shortly before … how armed conflicts influence social trust and well-being among young people in a country not directly involved in the war. …