Institutional trust is considered to be vital for social and economic activity also crucial in reducing uncertainty entrepreneurs society. To shed light on the role of institutional determine extent which entrepreneurial productive or destructive, this paper analyses impact six distinct urban EEs using contexts transition economies Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia. This posits that paucit...

Trust is the social glue that holds society together. The academic consensus trust weaker among lower-class individuals and in unequal regions/countries, which often considered a threat to healthy society. However, existing studies are inconsistent have two limitations: (i) variability measurement of class (ii) small numbers higher level units (regions/countries). We addressed these problems us...

This paper is a reply to Barry Ickes' critique of my paper “Trust versus Illusion: What is Driving Demonetization in Russia?” in which I show that the data reject Barry Ickes' Virtual Economy explanation of barter in Russia in favor of an institutional explanation based on the lack of trust. JEL Classification: D20, G30, O10, P30

This paper is a reply to Barry Ickes' critique of my paper “Trust versus Illusion: What is Driving Demonetization in Russia?” in which I show that the data reject Barry Ickes' Virtual Economy explanation of barter in Russia in favor of an institutional explanation based on the lack of trust. JEL Classification: D20, G30, O10, P30

Despite the theoretical and political importance of relationship between institutional trust different forms participation in Europe, empirical focus on post-industrial economies leave literature wanting explanations cross-national variation participation. In this article, we test whether levels corruption influence We rely 9th wave European Social Survey results for an in-depth analysis trust,...

The paper investigates the causal relationship between trust in institutions and compliance with measures introduced to slow down spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 Slovakia. In addition, impact socio-economic characteristics on was analysed. Data were obtained from a survey carried out by Slovak Academy Sciences representative sample population 1,000 respondents. To derive institutional beha...

The protests that swept the Arab Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to have influenced two key civic attitudes fundamental to well-functioning democracies: trust and tolerance. However, systematic comparative assessments of the general patterns and particularities in this region are rare. This contribution theorizes the uprisings’ impact and presents new society-level measurements...

Japanese social security systems and institutions for the elderly, as well as the general attitude toward elderly care services among the Japanese population, have been undergoing a dramatic change. By examining the association between institutional trust, which is a representative element of social capital, and anxiety regarding receiving elderly care, we can uncover clues toward building a mo...