This paper finds evidence that more democratic political institutions increase trust. Second generation immigrants with ancestries from 115 countries are studied within 30 European countries. Comparing individuals born and residing in the same country, those whose father was born in a more...

Institutional trust is one of the key dimensions of trust in society that demonstrates how people perceive institutions and how well they are operating. Building or maintaining institutional trust is of vital importance in democratic societies since negative experiences with government or other...