Market-supporting institutions and generalised trust

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ID17820929
AuthorsJuan A Correa (0000-0001-7007-5540, Universidad Andres Bello, corresponding author), Miguel Vargas (0000-0002-7875-4844, Finis Terrae University)
Year2026
Pages1-32
Publication date2026-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Trust Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2151-559X • E-ISSN: 2151-5581
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21515581.2026.2650320
OpenAlexW7160309435
LanguageEN
References cited39

In this paper we study how market institutions affect trust in people we don't know. We show evidence that trust increases with deeper market depth in countries with strong protection of contracts. However, the trust and market-depth institutions relation is negative in countries where enforcement of contracts is poor. Our results contribute to the literature in providing evidence of heterogeneous effects regarding the relation between trust and market-depth institutions. Therefore, deepening market-depth institutions may either reinforce or weaken trust on strangers, and, at the end, this relation depends on how much institutions ensure enforcement of agreements among strangers.

Context (archaeology) · Government (linguistics) · Set (abstract data type) · Work (physics) · Corruption and Economic Development · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Social Capital and Networks

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