Muller, Daniel; Torgler, Benno; Uslaner, Eric - School of Economics and Finance, Business School - 2012
Algan and Cahuc in "Inherited Trust and Growth" (AER, 2010) argue that "inherited trust" is a key factor in explaining growth rates across countries. They derive a measure of inherited trust by linking respondents' "home countries" in the United States General Social Survey (1972-2004) and the...