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Public trust and government betrayal


Abstract: This paper presents a simple model of government reputation which captures two characteristics of policy outcomes in less developed countries: governments which betray public trust do so erratically, and, after a betrayal, public trust is regained only gradually.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Part of Series: Staff Report

Publication Date: 2001

Number: 283