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Determinants of generalized trust: A cross-country comparison
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bjørnskov, C.
- Affiliations
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Bjørnskov, Christian
- ORCID
- Bjørnskov, Christian
- Venue
- Public Choice
- Published
- 2006-09-15
- Volume
- 130
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 1-21
- ISSN
- 0048-5829 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7101
- OpenAlex
- W2100726744
- Cited by
- 969
- References
- 81
- Citations by year
- 2026: 43 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 82 · 2022: 65 · 2021: 84 · 2020: 61 · 2019: 77 · 2018: 53 · 2017: 55 · 2016: 66 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 56 · 2013: 49 · 2012: 42
- FWCI
- 44.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Public Choice (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
- Social Sciences › Development › Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Corruption and Economic Development
- Keywords
- generalized trust, determinants of trust, social polarization, income inequality, ethnic diversity, Protestantism, monarchy, post-communist societies, cross-national comparison, trust measurement, endogeneity
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