campaign promises, in turn, leads voters to hold low political trust. Low quality government, and in particular populism … government: voters who express low trust are significantly more likely to prefer populist policies that reflect a low quality of …Voters would be better off if they removed politicians offering low-quality government by pursuing populist policies …

with the (in)effectiveness of a government's healthcare-related responses to past epidemics. We document this mechanism … demonstrating that the loss of political trust is larger for individuals who experienced epidemics under weak governments. Finally …, we report evidence suggesting that the epidemic-induced loss of political trust may discourage electoral participation in …

-European positions. Analysing the mechanisms using survey data, we illustrate that emigrants (stayers) have less (more) trust in right …

for understanding how voters' experience with COVID affects their trust in the government and whether crises could be …Does exposure to crises reduce the citizens' trust in a country's president? Are individuals willing to accept fiscal … second wave a year later during the pandemic. Results provide no evidence of a decline in trust after the individual's health …

-European positions. Analysing the mechanisms using survey data, we illustrate that emigrants (stayers) have less (more) trust in right …

for understanding how voters' experience with COVID affects their trust in the government and whether crises could be …Does exposure to crises reduce the citizens' trust in a country's president? Are individuals willing to accept fiscal … second wave a year later during the pandemic. Results provide no evidence of a decline in trust after the individual's health …