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Determinants of Trust in Institutions in Times of Crisis: Survey-based evidence from the European Union

  • Konstantinos Drakos
  • , Christos Kallandranis
  • , Socrates Karidis
    • Athens University of Economics and Business
    • Regent's Business School London

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    Abstract

    We employ Eurobarometer micro-level data on trust in institutions, in order to explore its determinants, considering socio-demographic characteristics, and macroeconomic indicators. The main contribution of our analysis is the investigation of the potential impact of sovereign credit rating episodes and the adoption of bail-out programmes. We find that trust in institutions is substantially eroded in countries that experience downgrade episodes and participate in fiscal adjustment programs while it is significantly strengthened following credit rating upgrades.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1228-1246
    Number of pages19
    JournalJournal of Common Market Studies
    Volume57
    Issue number6
    Early online date17 Jun 2019
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2019

    Bibliographical note

    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Drakos, K, Kallandranis, C & Karidis, S 2019, 'Determinants of Trust in Institutions in Times of Crisis: Survey-based evidence from the European Union' Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 1228-1246., which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcms.12884. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

    Keywords

    • European Central Bank
    • European Parliament
    • EU Commission
    • National Government
    • Trust
    • Survey
    • Probit Model

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