Economic Development, Inequality and Generalized Trust

Andreas Kyriacou and Pedro Trivin

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Abstract: We argue that the positive impact of economic development on generalized trust is likely to be undermined by income inequality. Our empirical evidence, based on a panel of up to 89 countries, provides robust support for this assertion.

Keywords: development; income inequality; generalized trust; panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 O15 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-11-05
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