Trust, Growth, and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications

Handbook of Economic Growth

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-120

  Algan, Yann ^a   Cahuc, Pierre ^b  

^a SCIENCES PO   (France)

^b CREST   (France)

Author keywords

Economic development; Growth; Institutions; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889017763     PISSN: 15740684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53538-2.00002-2     Document Type: Chapter

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