This paper explores the link between trust in government, policy-making, and compliance. It focuses on a specific … implement policies requiring voluntary compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper suggests that trust in government can … capacity is greater when citizens trust their government. The paper discusses alternative approaches to modelling the origins …

with the (in)effectiveness of a government's healthcare-related responses to past epidemics. We document this mechanism … demonstrating that the loss of political trust is larger for individuals who experienced epidemics under weak governments. Finally …, we report evidence suggesting that the epidemic-induced loss of political trust may discourage electoral participation in …

-European positions. Analysing the mechanisms using survey data, we illustrate that emigrants (stayers) have less (more) trust in right …

-European positions. Analysing the mechanisms using survey data, we illustrate that emigrants (stayers) have less (more) trust in right …