We establish an inverse relationship between family ties, generalized trust and political participation. The more … political participation. The latter, together with trust, are part of what is known as social capital, therefore in this paper …

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 … over recent years. U.S. time series evidence suggests that this partly reflects the pro-cyclical nature of trust in …

better the social tension and conflict that underlie some of the pathways linking income disparities and individual health …

variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do … different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war … reduces annual growth by .01 to .13 percentage points, and high-intensity interstate conflict reduces annual growth by .18 to …

relevant events. We conduct trust game experiments where the amount sent back by the second player (trustee) is exogenously …

better the social tension and conflict that underlie some of the pathways linking income disparities and individual health …

underlying link between trust and the slave trade is confirmed. Alternative factors—conflict, kinship, and witchcraft beliefs …We analyze the relationship between natives' attitudes towards citizenship acquisition for foreigners and trust. Our …—that, through trust, may affect attitudes toward citizenship, are not generating the same distinctive pattern of linkages emerging …

's happiness be increased? On this, there is a conflict between a number of policy alternatives – promote economic growth, increase …

February 24, 2022 on social trust of adolescents in Germany. Comparing adolescents who responded to our survey shortly before … the start of the war with those who responded shortly after the conflict began and applying difference-in-differences (DiD … how armed conflicts influence social trust and well-being among young people in a country not directly involved in the war. …

examine the data for evidence of the conflict, contact and hunker-down theories espoused by Putman in explaining what happens … of ethnic fractionalization on social capital over time. In addition we find evidence of the conflict theory and no …