This paper analyses the hypothesis that the robust relationship between trust - as measured by the World Values Survey … results reveal that the correlation between trust and economic growth is robust in terms of statistical significance and sign … underlining the existing empirical evidence that trust matters in explaining differences in economic performance, our results also …

questions in the context of a trust game by asking participants directly about their notions of cheating. We find that: i) both … parties to a trust exchange have implicit notions of what constitutes cheating even in a context without promises or messages …; ii) these notions are not unique - the vast majority of senders would feel cheated by a negative return on their trust …

Trust beliefs are heterogeneous across individuals and, at the same time, persistent across generations. We investigate … one mechanism yielding these dual patterns: false consensus. In the context of a trust game experiment, we show that … individuals extrapolate from their own type when forming trust beliefs about the same pool of potential partners - i.e., more …

We study the influence of risk and time preferences on trust and trustworthiness by conducting a field experiment in …. We find that while probability sensitivity or risk aversion do not affect trust, loss aversion influences trust … reduce trust and trustworthiness. …

schools, this paper examines the extent to which trust in clients influences the use of discretionary powers by school social … lower level of trust in clients ensures that school social workers attempt to reduce their workload through coping … strategies such as rationing resources and mentally withdrawing from clients. A higher level of trust in clients, on the other …

contribute to a better understanding of how trust is influenced by the effects of power and its application, and how trust …