that hindsight bias causally reduces trust in government …We empirically assess whether hindsight bias has consequences on how citizens evaluate their political actors. Using an …. Exogenous variation in the extent of hindsight bias, induced through random assignment to survey structures, allows us to show …

of the well-known trust game in a survey experiment with 4,800 respondents in Brazil and Mexico. Our design allows to …

experiment assesses the impact of online political expression on a representative sample of 1,700 U.S. respondents, who rated …

the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial … the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …We document that trust in public institutions - and particularly trust in banks, business and government - has declined …

the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …We document that trust in public institutions "and particularly trust in banks, business and government" has declined … sector. Finally, analysis of several repeated cross-sections of confidence within U.S. states yields similar qualitative …

or "wishful thinking". However, there is little direct causal evidence for this effect. In our experiment, participants …

December 4th, and the large protest of December 10th on trust in the Russian government. The fraud-marred parliamentary … election had little effect on attitudes toward government, perhaps because allegations of vote improprieties were not new … information. In contrast, the large protest of December 10th increased trust in government. Heightened trust arises largely from …

the desire to send positive signals to others about one's own skill; this suggests a either a bias in judgment, strategic …