After discussing issues related to the conceptualization, measurement, and statistical
analysis of data on generalized trust, I survey recent empirical work (mainly from about 2000 …

When migrants move from one country to another, they carry a new range of skills and
perspectives, which nurture technological innovation and stimulate economic growth. At the …

Generalized trust has become a paramount topic throughout the social sciences, in its own
right and as the key civic component of social capital. To date, cross-national research relies …

We argue that residential exposure to ethnic diversity reduces social trust. Previous within-
country analyses of the relationship between contextual ethnic diversity and trust have been …

This article investigates the relationships between particular social trust, general social trust,
and political trust and tests a variety of political, social-psychological, and social capital …

While the literature on trust has produced various conceptual models, there is also some
confusion concerning different types of trust and their formation. In this article, three …

From one viewpoint, interstate borders are simple 'artefacts on the ground'. Borders exist for
a variety of practical reasons and can be classified according to the purposes they serve and …

The study examines trust by investigating potential determinants (factors determined at birth
and childhood) and correlates (various views and attitudes) of trusting and trustworthiness …

Many economists now accept that informal institutions and culture play a crucial role in
economic outcomes. Driven by the work of economists like Nobel laureates Douglass North …

Human populations differ reliably in the degree to which people favor family, friends, and
community members over strangers and outsiders. In the last decade, researchers have …