Title of article
Does equality lead to fraternity?
Author/Authors
Andrew Leigh، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
5
From page
121
To page
125
Abstract
Several cross-country studies have observed a negative correlation between inequality and interpersonal trust. Using data from 59 countries, I instrument for inequality using the relative size of the mature-aged cohort, and find that a rise in inequality reduces trust.
Keywords
Trust , Inequality , Ethnic fractionalization , Instrumental variables
Journal title
Economics Letters
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Economics Letters
Record number
436054
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