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 …

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

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 …

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. …

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 …