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Legitimacy and the cost of government
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian; Lipka, David - In: Public choice 162 (2015) 3/4, pp. 307-328
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011471864
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Legitimacy and the cost of government
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian; Lipka, David - 2014
While previous research documents a negative relationship between government size and economic growth, suggesting an economic cost of big government, a given government size generally affects growth differently in different countries. As a possible explanation of this differential effect, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420025
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Burying the bumblebee once and for all : does big government hurt growth less in high-trust countries?
Bergh, Andreas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2016
High levels of social trust has been linked to both public sector size and long term economic growth, thereby helping … examines if social trust as a background factor also insulates countries against negative effects of public sector size on … insulating effects. Instead we find robust evidence that high trust aggravates the crowding out effects of public sector size on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444480
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Trust us to repay : social trust, long-term interest rates and sovereign credit rating
Bergh, Andreas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2014
-country differences in informal institutions, measured by social trust. We note a number of theoretical mechanisms that could imply that … similar objective problems are more likely to be effectively dealt with in higher-trust societies. A set of panel estimates … and growth problems in low-trust countries. This finding sheds light on the differential market reactions to economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403652
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Does globalization suppress social trust?
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 214 (2023), pp. 443-458
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014478357
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Legitimacy and the cost of government
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian; Lipka, David - In: Public Choice 162 (2015) 3, pp. 307-328
While previous research documents a negative relationship between government size and economic growth, suggesting an economic cost of big government, a given government size generally affects growth differently in different countries. As a possible explanation of this differential effect, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011241842
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Is the importance of religion in daily life related to social trust? Cross-country and cross-state comparisons
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 80 (2011) 3, pp. 459-480
We look at the effect of importance of religion in daily life on social trust, defined as the share of a population … trust, both internationally and within the U.S. The size of this association increases with the degree of religious …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011048103
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Legitimacy and the Cost of Government
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian; Lipka, David - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
While previous research documents a negative relationship between government size and economic growth, suggesting an economic cost of big government, a given government size generally affects growth differently in different countries. As a possible explanation of this differential effect, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945001
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How does social trust lead to better governance? An attempt to separate electoral and bureaucratic mechanisms
Bjørnskov, Christian - In: Public Choice 144 (2010) 1, pp. 323-346
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596782
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Burying the bumblebee once and for all: Does big government hurt growth less in high-trust countries?
Bergh, Andreas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2016
High levels of social trust has been linked to both public sector size and long term economic growth, thereby helping … examines if social trust as a background factor also insulates countries against negative effects of public sector size on … insulating effects. Instead we find robust evidence that high trust aggravates the crowding out effects of public sector size on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794585