The literature on the relationship between the size of government and economic growth is
full of seemingly contradictory findings. This conflict is largely explained by variations in …

This paper presents new evidence linking trust and subjective well-being, based primarily
on data from the Gallup World Poll and cycle 17 of the Canadian General Social Survey …

Two separate literatures suggest that corruption and social trust, respectively, are related to
economic growth, although the strengths of the relationships, and the direction of causality …

This study covers all the transport properties of food materials and systems-exploring
viscosity, moisture diffusivities, thermal conductivity and diffusivity, transport and …

This study examines whether and how social trust affects corporate ESG performance using
data on Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2020. We find a significantly …

Tax compliance is an important issue for governments and the public alike. To meet public
needs and fund public mandates, firms around the world are expected to comply with tax …

This article draws on a natural experiment to identify the relationship between income and
trust. We use a unique panel data set on Russia where GDP experienced an 8% drop in …

Does providing information improve citizens' perception of government transparency? Does
all information matter the same for shaping perceptions about the government? This article …

Economic arguments against immigration suggest that immigrants undermine the culture,
institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is that true? Nowrasteh and Powell …

We examine the effect of generalized trust on long-term economic growth. Unlike in previous
studies, we use Bayesian model averaging to deal rigorously with model uncertainty and …