We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, in which trust increases efficiency and thus allows … higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that trust is initially high in a treatment starting with … equal endowments, but decreases over time. In a treatment with unequal endowments, trust is initially lower yet remains …

Many Internet markets rely on feedback systems', essentially social networks of reputation, to facilitate trust and … market encounters are one-shot) most frequently enhances trust and trustworthiness, and always increases total gains … each other) in promoting trust and trustworthiness if the market is sufficiently competitive. We conclude that, overall …

market platforms such as eBay) interact to promote trustworthinessand trust. Our analysis suggests that the costs involved in … crowds out trust and trustworthiness. …

Trust that suppliers and buyers will keep their word is a necessary ingredient to a wellfunctioning marketplace …, putting them out of the reach ofthe legal safeguards and the long-term relationships that build trust in the brick …

that, unlike the partner market, the benefits of trust and trustworthy behavior go to the whole community and are not …

environment drive the evolution of trust and trustworthiness through the evolution of moral preferences, and how in turn the … in non-anonymous communities supports the evolution of trust and thus crowds out legal institutions. If anonymous … emergence of trust. …