questions in the context of a trust game by asking participants directly about their notions of cheating. We find that: i) both … parties to a trust exchange have implicit notions of what constitutes cheating even in a context without promises or messages …; ii) these notions are not unique - the vast majority of senders would feel cheated by a negative return on their trust …

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 …

We investigate the relationship between individual trust and individual economic performance. We find that individual … income is hump-shaped in a measure of intensity of trust beliefs. Our interpretation is that highly trusting individuals tend … trust is comparable to the income lost by forgoing college. We develop a framework to take into account heterogeneity in the …

This paper explores two broad questions on collaboration between individuals. First, we investigate what personal …-of-a-feather-flock-together" effects in collaboration can be costly …

exhibit less trust in neighbors, relatives, and their local government. We confirm that the relationship is causal by using …