built on social interactions, social norms and trust. Secondly, it argues that social capital affects economic outcomes as a …

lowering transaction costs. Trust towards strangers and low level of corruption are examples of high level of social capital …

Social trust is linked to many desirable economic and social outcomes, but the causality between trust and institutions … institutions and norms (such as corruption perceptions, average trust levels and various aspects of economic freedom) on social … trust. The results suggest that individual trust suffers in countries with high corruption, low trust and low legal quality …

. Areas characterized by high levels of bonding social capital, such as Southern Italy, suffer from a lack of the bridging and … linking ties that characterize Northern Italy and are considered better suited to promoting economic growth and development. …

television in the formation of political consensus in Italy. Based on probit and instrumental variables estimates, we find trust … in television to be the most significant predictor of trust in the Italian prime minister. The latter is also strongly … and negatively correlated with trust in the judicial system and tolerance towards immigrants. …

background, language and diet to investigate the relationship between cultural identity, trust and cooperation. Subjects with … relatives (especially maternal grandmothers) who originate in the north of Italy, and who share common cultural characteristics …, contributed 15% more in a public goods game, displayed greater "social capital" such as trust in the government and more …

television in the formation of political consensus in Italy. Based on probit and instrumental variables estimates, we find trust … in television to be the most significant predictor of trust in the Italian prime minister. The latter is also strongly … and negatively correlated with trust in the judicial system and tolerance towards immigrants. …

television in the formation of political consensus in Italy. Based on probit and instrumental variables estimates, we find trust … in television to be the most significant predictor of trust in the Italian prime minister. The latter is also strongly … and negatively correlated with trust in the judicial system and tolerance towards immigrants. …