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Determinants of generalized trust: A cross-country comparison

Bjørnskov, Christian·2007·Public Choice

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Authors: Bjørnskov, C.
Affiliations: Aarhus University (DK)
Corresponding author: Bjørnskov, Christian
ORCID: Bjørnskov, Christian
Venue: Public Choice
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2006-09-15
Volume: 130
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 1-21
ISSN: 0048-5829 (ISSN-L)
1573-7101
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-9069-1
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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