argue that tolerance acts as a bridging mechanism between trust and ties in affecting overall wellbeing. Using ordered … incorporates three key dimensions of personal social capital; (i) structural (personal ties), (ii) cognitive (trust) and (iii …Many argue that the rise in populist support in Europe and elsewhere stems from people feeling marginalised …

In Europe differences among countries in the overall change in happiness since the early 1980s have been due chiefly to …

This paper presents evidence on causal influence of happiness on social capital and trust using German Socio … endogeneity problem, the paper finds that happier people trust others more, and importantly, help create more social capital …

institutional context variables, i.e. trust and the perception of freedom, have higher correlations with the two SWB variables used … estimates reconfirm the importance of trust and, in particular, of the perception of freedom. These variables explain more of …