This paper explores the link between trust in government, policy-making, and compliance. It focuses on a specific … reduces the government's cost of implementing a policy and may also increase the set of feasible policies. Thus, state … capacity is greater when citizens trust their government. The paper discusses alternative approaches to modelling the origins …

While previous research documents a negative relationship between government size and economic growth, suggesting an … economic cost of big government, a given government size generally affects growth differently in different countries. As a … possible explanation of this differential effect, we explore whether perceived government legitimacy (measured by satisfaction …

different measures of trust in government as well as including various controls, such as precautionary behaviors, first …

's "impressionable years" (ages 18 to 25) has a persistent negative effect on confidence in political institutions and leaders. We find … similar negative effects on confidence in public health systems, suggesting that the loss of confidence in political …