We establish an inverse relationship between family ties, generalized trust and political participation. The more … political participation. The latter, together with trust, are part of what is known as social capital, therefore in this paper …

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 … over recent years. U.S. time series evidence suggests that this partly reflects the pro-cyclical nature of trust in …

variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do … different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war … reduces annual growth by .01 to .13 percentage points, and high-intensity interstate conflict reduces annual growth by .18 to …

better the social tension and conflict that underlie some of the pathways linking income disparities and individual health …

relevant events. We conduct trust game experiments where the amount sent back by the second player (trustee) is exogenously …

better the social tension and conflict that underlie some of the pathways linking income disparities and individual health …

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

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

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 …

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 …