political participation. We also show that strong family ties appear to be a substitute for generalized trust, rather than a … complement to it. These three constructs-civic engagement, political participation, and trust- are part of what is known as …

activities and with lower self-reported measures of trust. I find particularly strong effects on participation in local …

trust, have substantial effects on well-being beyond those flowing through economic channels. Cross-national samples … climate of workplace trust, have very large income-equivalent effects …

model is that individuals in low trust countries want more government intervention even though the government is corrupt. We … government's role, as well as on changes in beliefs and in trust during the transition from socialism …

integration among European regions. We find regions, where the level of confidence and trust is high, are more financially …

show strikingly large values for non-financial job characteristics, especially workplace trust and other measures of the …

capital and trust (Banfield (1958), Putnam (1993)) across different parts of Italy, using microeconomic data on households and … firms. In areas of the country with high levels of social trust, households invest less in cash and more in stock, use more … more access to credit and are more likely to have multiple shareholders. The effect of trust is stronger where legal …

capital does play a role: high levels of trust loosen credit conditions by lowering interest rates, but this benefit is not …