Intrinsically trustworthy agents never cheat. A society's willingness to trust and the quality of its institutions have … trustworthiness is important for output per capita and that the effect of trust is likely to come from trustworthiness. …

accounts for differences in entrepreneurial activities. The findings suggest that trust measured by trust either in strangers …

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and growth. It discusses the various measures of trust … and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust across space and time. The conceptual mechanisms and the methods … employed to identify the causal impact of trust on economic performance are reviewed. We document the mechanisms of …

trust and mitigate the negative macroeconomic effects associated with fractionalized societies. Our results are robust to …

Assuming that J. S. Mill and others are correct in their belief that trust matters for the economic performance of … nations, the determinants of trust become important. Section 2 discusses the sources of trust and briefly summarizes empirical … evidence. Section 3 builds on Fukuyama’s concept of the “radius of trust” to identify the type of trust which should be …

European Values Study dating back to the 1980s. Our results are twofold: Firstly, to confirm that trust has a significant …, 7 and 10 years following a period of trust measure). Secondly, associational activities – another measure in the … determinants of trust …

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and economic development. It discusses the various … measures of trust and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust across space and time. The conceptual mechanisms that … explain the influence of trust on economic performance and the methods employed to identify the causal impact of trust on …

trust is specific to legal institutions today. …