The determinants of generalized trust across the full sample and various region
| TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | Full sample | Europe and AEs | Europe and AEs | Asia | Asia | LATAM | LATAM | LAFMENA | LAFMENA | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |
| SMEDIA | −0.012** | −0.021** | −0.009 | −0.032** | −0.014 | −0.006 | 0.000 | −0.010 | −0.005 | −0.009 |
| (0.037) | (0.019) | (0.188) | (0.042) | (0.495) | (0.746) | (0.961) | (0.303) | (0.544) | (0.274) | |
| TRDMEDIA | 0.006 | −0.008 | 0.025** | 0.008 | −0.007 | −0.010 | −0.012 | −0.036** | −0.015** | −0.036*** |
| (0.533) | (0.473) | (0.025) | (0.579) | (0.645) | (0.646) | (0.136) | (0.010) | (0.046) | (0.003) | |
| NETMIGR | 1.735*** | 2.604*** | 0.877*** | 1.614*** | 0.235** | 0.011 | −0.483*** | −1.259*** | −0.363*** | −1.307*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.036) | (0.862) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| FEMALE | −0.019*** | −0.032*** | −0.030*** | −0.031*** | −0.009 | −0.012 | −0.013 | −0.045*** | −0.010 | −0.044*** |
| (0.006) | (0.000) | (0.006) | (0.000) | (0.383) | (0.395) | (0.141) | (0.003) | (0.230) | (0.000) | |
| LNAGE | 0.022 | 0.060*** | 0.035 | 0.095** | −0.000 | −0.016 | 0.008 | 0.052* | 0.010 | 0.056** |
| (0.149) | (0.007) | (0.216) | (0.013) | (0.992) | (0.660) | (0.343) | (0.068) | (0.217) | (0.024) | |
| IMIGRANT | −0.027 | −0.049* | −0.038 | −0.066** | −0.044 | 0.009 | 0.035 | 0.012 | 0.037** | −0.008 |
| (0.197) | (0.057) | (0.132) | (0.024) | (0.300) | (0.889) | (0.266) | (0.649) | (0.031) | (0.539) | |
| MUSLIM | −0.020 | 0.041 | −0.011 | 0.091 | −0.056** | −0.019 | −0.120* | −0.178 | 0.074** | 0.092* |
| (0.377) | (0.245) | (0.769) | (0.120) | (0.042) | (0.349) | (0.061) | (0.119) | (0.031) | (0.059) | |
| EMPLOYED | 0.003 | −0.007 | 0.003 | −0.009 | −0.003 | 0.005 | 0.007 | −0.011 | 0.009 | −0.008 |
| (0.401) | (0.264) | (0.463) | (0.231) | (0.792) | (0.601) | (0.407) | (0.395) | (0.214) | (0.472) | |
| HIGHERCL | 0.029*** | 0.031*** | 0.051*** | 0.051*** | 0.019 | 0.014 | 0.004 | 0.013*** | 0.007* | 0.015*** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.163) | (0.231) | (0.318) | (0.001) | (0.075) | (0.005) | |
| EDU | 0.031*** | 0.017** | 0.045** | 0.035** | 0.036 | −0.008 | 0.017*** | 0.023*** | 0.008 | 0.009 |
| (0.006) | (0.029) | (0.022) | (0.013) | (0.178) | (0.388) | (0.007) | (0.001) | (0.261) | (0.417) | |
| MARRIED | 0.013 | 0.002 | 0.016 | −0.003 | 0.037* | 0.009 | −0.012** | 0.005 | −0.013** | 0.005 |
| (0.109) | (0.708) | (0.144) | (0.727) | (0.053) | (0.551) | (0.035) | (0.440) | (0.013) | (0.339) | |
| URBAN | 0.009 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.017 | 0.012 | −0.014 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.005 |
| (0.206) | (0.666) | (0.330) | (0.384) | (0.455) | (0.369) | (0.919) | (0.769) | (0.688) | (0.686) | |
| CORRUPT | −0.017*** | −0.016*** | −0.020** | −0.017*** | −0.014*** | −0.006 | −0.013*** | −0.022*** | −0.013*** | −0.021*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.033) | (0.002) | (0.007) | (0.121) | (0.008) | (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.000) | |
| HOMICIDE | 0.005* | 0.016*** | −0.008** | 0.001 | −0.070 | 0.063 | 0.004*** | 0.007*** | −0.012*** | −0.040*** |
| (0.062) | (0.000) | (0.049) | (0.686) | (0.564) | (0.445) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| GINI | −0.063*** | −0.081*** | −0.021*** | −0.032*** | −0.015** | −0.006* | −0.077*** | −0.192*** | −0.030*** | −0.115*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.014) | (0.073) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| BIRTH | 0.071*** | 0.108*** | −0.001 | 0.022*** | 0.015 | 0.015 | −0.184*** | −0.508*** | −0.131*** | −0.501*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.714) | (0.004) | (0.471) | (0.298) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| LNPOPU | −0.396*** | −0.651*** | −0.124*** | −0.341*** | 0.150*** | 0.011 | −0.033*** | −0.027*** | 0.165*** | 0.581*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.213) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| LNGDPPC | 0.187*** | 0.224*** | 0.050** | 0.077*** | 0.062 | 0.097* | −0.776*** | −2.250*** | −0.630*** | −2.631*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.018) | (0.005) | (0.375) | (0.060) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| Constant | 6.749*** | 10.999*** | 2.470*** | 5.983*** | −2.660*** | −0.884*** | 14.404*** | 38.497*** | 6.827*** | 28.368*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| Country FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cluster (Country) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Observations | 40,373 | 40,274 | 17,259 | 17,243 | 10,341 | 10,186 | 10,462 | 10,535 | 12,773 | 12,845 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.198 | 0.086 | 0.164 | 0.094 | 0.190 | 0.051 | 0.032 | 0.050 | 0.033 | 0.054 |
| TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | TRUST_G | TRUST_P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | Full sample | Europe and AEs | Europe and AEs | Asia | Asia | LATAM | LATAM | LAFMENA | LAFMENA | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |
| SMEDIA | −0.012** | −0.021** | −0.009 | −0.032** | −0.014 | −0.006 | 0.000 | −0.010 | −0.005 | −0.009 |
| (0.037) | (0.019) | (0.188) | (0.042) | (0.495) | (0.746) | (0.961) | (0.303) | (0.544) | (0.274) | |
| TRDMEDIA | 0.006 | −0.008 | 0.025** | 0.008 | −0.007 | −0.010 | −0.012 | −0.036** | −0.015** | −0.036*** |
| (0.533) | (0.473) | (0.025) | (0.579) | (0.645) | (0.646) | (0.136) | (0.010) | (0.046) | (0.003) | |
| NETMIGR | 1.735*** | 2.604*** | 0.877*** | 1.614*** | 0.235** | 0.011 | −0.483*** | −1.259*** | −0.363*** | −1.307*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.036) | (0.862) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| FEMALE | −0.019*** | −0.032*** | −0.030*** | −0.031*** | −0.009 | −0.012 | −0.013 | −0.045*** | −0.010 | −0.044*** |
| (0.006) | (0.000) | (0.006) | (0.000) | (0.383) | (0.395) | (0.141) | (0.003) | (0.230) | (0.000) | |
| LNAGE | 0.022 | 0.060*** | 0.035 | 0.095** | −0.000 | −0.016 | 0.008 | 0.052* | 0.010 | 0.056** |
| (0.149) | (0.007) | (0.216) | (0.013) | (0.992) | (0.660) | (0.343) | (0.068) | (0.217) | (0.024) | |
| IMIGRANT | −0.027 | −0.049* | −0.038 | −0.066** | −0.044 | 0.009 | 0.035 | 0.012 | 0.037** | −0.008 |
| (0.197) | (0.057) | (0.132) | (0.024) | (0.300) | (0.889) | (0.266) | (0.649) | (0.031) | (0.539) | |
| MUSLIM | −0.020 | 0.041 | −0.011 | 0.091 | −0.056** | −0.019 | −0.120* | −0.178 | 0.074** | 0.092* |
| (0.377) | (0.245) | (0.769) | (0.120) | (0.042) | (0.349) | (0.061) | (0.119) | (0.031) | (0.059) | |
| EMPLOYED | 0.003 | −0.007 | 0.003 | −0.009 | −0.003 | 0.005 | 0.007 | −0.011 | 0.009 | −0.008 |
| (0.401) | (0.264) | (0.463) | (0.231) | (0.792) | (0.601) | (0.407) | (0.395) | (0.214) | (0.472) | |
| HIGHERCL | 0.029*** | 0.031*** | 0.051*** | 0.051*** | 0.019 | 0.014 | 0.004 | 0.013*** | 0.007* | 0.015*** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.163) | (0.231) | (0.318) | (0.001) | (0.075) | (0.005) | |
| EDU | 0.031*** | 0.017** | 0.045** | 0.035** | 0.036 | −0.008 | 0.017*** | 0.023*** | 0.008 | 0.009 |
| (0.006) | (0.029) | (0.022) | (0.013) | (0.178) | (0.388) | (0.007) | (0.001) | (0.261) | (0.417) | |
| MARRIED | 0.013 | 0.002 | 0.016 | −0.003 | 0.037* | 0.009 | −0.012** | 0.005 | −0.013** | 0.005 |
| (0.109) | (0.708) | (0.144) | (0.727) | (0.053) | (0.551) | (0.035) | (0.440) | (0.013) | (0.339) | |
| URBAN | 0.009 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.017 | 0.012 | −0.014 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.005 |
| (0.206) | (0.666) | (0.330) | (0.384) | (0.455) | (0.369) | (0.919) | (0.769) | (0.688) | (0.686) | |
| CORRUPT | −0.017*** | −0.016*** | −0.020** | −0.017*** | −0.014*** | −0.006 | −0.013*** | −0.022*** | −0.013*** | −0.021*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.033) | (0.002) | (0.007) | (0.121) | (0.008) | (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.000) | |
| HOMICIDE | 0.005* | 0.016*** | −0.008** | 0.001 | −0.070 | 0.063 | 0.004*** | 0.007*** | −0.012*** | −0.040*** |
| (0.062) | (0.000) | (0.049) | (0.686) | (0.564) | (0.445) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| GINI | −0.063*** | −0.081*** | −0.021*** | −0.032*** | −0.015** | −0.006* | −0.077*** | −0.192*** | −0.030*** | −0.115*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.014) | (0.073) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| BIRTH | 0.071*** | 0.108*** | −0.001 | 0.022*** | 0.015 | 0.015 | −0.184*** | −0.508*** | −0.131*** | −0.501*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.714) | (0.004) | (0.471) | (0.298) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| LNPOPU | −0.396*** | −0.651*** | −0.124*** | −0.341*** | 0.150*** | 0.011 | −0.033*** | −0.027*** | 0.165*** | 0.581*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.213) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| LNGDPPC | 0.187*** | 0.224*** | 0.050** | 0.077*** | 0.062 | 0.097* | −0.776*** | −2.250*** | −0.630*** | −2.631*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.018) | (0.005) | (0.375) | (0.060) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| Constant | 6.749*** | 10.999*** | 2.470*** | 5.983*** | −2.660*** | −0.884*** | 14.404*** | 38.497*** | 6.827*** | 28.368*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| Country FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cluster (Country) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Observations | 40,373 | 40,274 | 17,259 | 17,243 | 10,341 | 10,186 | 10,462 | 10,535 | 12,773 | 12,845 |
| Adjusted | 0.198 | 0.086 | 0.164 | 0.094 | 0.190 | 0.051 | 0.032 | 0.050 | 0.033 | 0.054 |
Note(s): p-values in parentheses. *, **, *** indicate statistical significance at 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively
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