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Social Capital and Health: Evidence That Ancestral Trust Promotes Health among Children of Immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2014
This paper presents evidence that generalized trust promotes health. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European … in trust across countries of ancestry. There is a significant positive estimate of ancestral trust in explaining …. Individuals with higher ancestral trust are also less likely to be hampered by health problems in their daily life, providing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504501
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Trust Drives Internet Use
Ljunge, Martin - 2012
This paper estimates the effect of trust on internet use by studying the general population as well as second … generation immigrants in 29 European countries with ancestry in 87 nations. There is a significant positive effect of trust on … internet use. The positive trust effect is not universal to all media, as individuals with high trust are shown to consume less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320316
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Trust Issues: Evidence from Second Generation Immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2012
This paper estimates the intergenerational transmission of trust by studying second generation immigrants in 29 … European countries with ancestry in 87 nations. There is significant transmission of trust on the mother's side. The … transmission is stronger in Northern Europe. Ancestry from more developed countries suggests a stronger transmission of trust, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320303
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The moldable young: How institutions impact social trust
Bergh, Andreas; Öhrvall, Richard - 2016
Social trust is linked to many desirable economic and social outcomes, but the causality between trust and institutions … institutions and norms (such as corruption perceptions, average trust levels and various aspects of economic freedom) on social … trust. The results suggest that individual trust suffers in countries with high corruption, low trust and low legal quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794598
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Social capital and political institutions: Evidence that democracy fosters trust
Ljunge, Martin - 2013
This paper finds evidence that more democratic political institutions increase trust. Second generation immigrants with … country, those whose father was born in a more democratic country express higher trust than those whose father was born in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335619
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Cultural determinants of gender roles: Pragmatism is an important factor behind gender equality attitudes among children of immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2016
This paper presents evidence of how attitudes toward gender roles in the home and market are shaped by Hofstede's six cultural dimensions. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European countries with ancestry from across the world are studied. Individuals are examined within country of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011917013
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From Gutenberg to Google: The internet is adopted earlier if ancestors had advanced information technology in 1500 AD
Ljunge, Martin - 2019
Individuals with ancestry from countries with advanced information technology in 1500 AD, such as movable type and paper, adopt the internet faster than those with less advanced ancestry. The analysis illustrates persistence over five centuries in information technology adoption in European and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012145537
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From Gutenberg to Google : The Internet Is Adopted Earlier If Ancestors Had Advanced Information Technology in 1500 AD
Ljunge, Martin - 2020
Individuals with ancestry from countries with advanced information technology in 1500 AD, such as movable type and paper, adopt the internet faster than those with less advanced ancestry. The analysis illustrates persistence over five centuries in information technology adoption in European and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012824801
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Cultural Determinants of Gender Roles : Pragmatism Is an Important Factor Behind Gender Equality Attitudes Among Children of Immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2016
This paper presents evidence of how attitudes toward gender roles in the home and market are shaped by Hofstede's six cultural dimensions. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European countries with ancestry from across the world are studied. Individuals are examined within country of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979970
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Trust Issues : Evidence from Second Generation Immigrants
Ljunge, Martin - 2012
This paper estimates the intergenerational transmission of trust by studying second generation immigrants in 29 … European countries with ancestry in 87 nations. There is significant transmission of trust on the mother's side. The … transmission is stronger in Northern Europe. Ancestry from more developed countries suggests a stronger transmission of trust, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111736