Tracing the Historic Roots of Generalized Trust

This paper discusses the problem of empirically measuring past trust. Today, the share of the population who generally trusts others ranges from 60-70 percent in Scandinavian countries to as low as 3-4 percent in countries like Colombia and the Philippines. The reasons why certain countries have dev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Benjamin Wellander, Tino Sanandaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2020-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:http://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/369