Some worry that openness undermines important cultural values. We study whether globalization has reduced social trust in Europe and find, using a sample of immigrants to rule out reverse causality, that this is not the case. If anything, we identify a positive (but small) relationship, especially between social globalization and trust.
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Does Globalization Suppress Social Trust?
Journal Article
Reference
Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2023). “Does Globalization Suppress Social Trust?”. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 214, 443–458. doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.08.018
Berggren, Niclas and Christian Bjørnskov (2023). “Does Globalization Suppress Social Trust?”. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 214, 443–458. doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.08.018
Authors
Niclas Berggren, Christian Bjørnskov
