the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …We document that trust in public institutions--and particularly trust in banks, business and government--has declined … sector. Finally, analysis of several repeated cross-sections of confidence within U.S. states yields similar qualitative …

half of 2013 GDP from the island to cover losses elsewhere. In the absence of a federal government, no institution can …

by 1998. Growth remained high in the subsequent decade, and the government debt ratio was reduced by almost 50 percent of …