Our research provides experimental and survey evidence on the pro-social behavior (trust, reciprocity, a sense of …-war Tajikistan, show that trust, reciprocity, generosity (dictator giving) are lowest among those respondents reporting having fought … trust towards any group outside the direct family, a lower willingness to engage in impersonal exchange and stronger kinship …

remains underexplored. We first clarify the channels through which concerns for market failure, as proxied by trust in market … confirms the previously established result that trust has a negative effect on demand for regulation. Perceived corruption …, however, affects demand for regulation primarily via a negative interaction effect with trust. Our findings suggests that, in …

. These effects are explained by the erosion of both generalized trust and the lower confidence in public institutions …

remains underexplored. We first clarify the channels through which concerns for market failure, as proxied by trust in market … confirms the previously established result that trust has a negative effect on demand for regulation. Perceived corruption …, however, affects demand for regulation primarily via a negative interaction effect with trust. Our findings suggest that, in …

located in higher social trust regions use more trade credit from suppliers, extend more trade credit to customers, and … protection of property rights. Our results are robust to different measures of social trust, legal environment, and endogeneity …. Overall, our results show that social trust helps private firms overcome institutional difficulties in financing their …