, existing theories rooted in market failure and government failure have focused on various forms of trust, but have paid little … attention to fear. We test how fear and trust shape demand for government regulation by drawing on especially precise measures … fear of contracting the virus is directly related to greater demand for regulation. In addition, the impact of trust is …

children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children … respect to risk and trust attitudes and thus transmit their own attitudes more strongly. The results are robust to including …

children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children … respect to risk and trust attitudes and thus transmit their own attitudes more strongly. The results are robust to including …

children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children … respect to risk and trust attitudes and thus transmit their own attitudes more strongly. The results are robust to including …

to trust other people – are transmitted from parents to children. Our evidence is based on survey questions that ask … influenced by parents in terms of risk attitudes. Interestingly, for trust there is no impact of family size or birth order … who are similar to parents in terms of risk are similar in terms of trust. We find that the transmission from parents to …

social and political participation to interpersonal trust, in its benign and destructive manifestations. The impact of media …