We examine public trust in the European Central Bank (ECB) and its determinants using data from the Bundesbank … psychology, we offer a fresh perspective on the factors influencing central bank trust that is more holistic than the … their trust in the ECB, tend to express higher trust in the ECB. Conversely, those who place greater importance on values …

We investigate the role of mutual trust in long-term vertical relationships involving trades of complex goods. High … complexity is associated with high contract incompleteness and hence the increased relevance of trust-based relational contracts …. Contrary to expectations, we find that changes in trust do not impact the quality of highly complex objects. Instead, higher …

because revealing the latter would signal that they are selfish, thereby leading to a loss of trust. We also find that …