Trust, Growth and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications

88 Pages Posted: 6 Jul 2013

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Yann Algan

Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne - CNRS-EUREQUA; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Pierre Cahuc

National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE); Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne - Equipe Universitaire de Recherche en Economie Quantitative (EUREQUA); University of Angers - French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Abstract

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and growth. It discusses the various measures of trust and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust across space and time. The conceptual mechanisms and the methods employed to identify the causal impact of trust on economic performance are reviewed. We document the mechanisms of interactions between trust and economic development in the realms of finance, innovation, the organization of firms, the labor market and the product market. The last part reviews recent progress to identify how institutions and policies can affect trust and well-being.

Keywords: trust, growth, institutions, well-being

JEL Classification: O11, O43, Z13

Suggested Citation

Algan, Yann and Cahuc, Pierre, Trust, Growth and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications. IZA Discussion Paper No. 7464, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2290462 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2290462

Yann Algan (Contact Author)

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Pierre Cahuc

National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE) ( email )

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