Trust plays no role in regional U.S. economic development—And five other problems with the trust literature.

Economists have developed a vast empirical literature on how cultural traits like generalized trust affect economic output. Much of this literature finds a positive causal relationship between measures of generalized trust, as gathered by international surveys, and economic output. However, the trus...

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Published in:Kyklos Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 461 - 478
Main Authors: Forrester, Andrew C., Nowrasteh, Alex
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2023
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