Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/46470 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 3392
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Do empires affect attitudes towards the state long after their demise? We hypothesize that the Habsburg Empire with its localized and well-respected administration increased citizens' trust in local public services. In several Eastern European countries, communities on both sides of the long-gone Habsburg border have been sharing common formal institutions for a century now. Identifying from individuals living within a restricted band around the former border, we find that historical Habsburg affiliation increases current trust and reduces corruption in courts and police. Falsification tests of spuriously moved borders, geographic and pre-existing differences, and interpersonal trust corroborate a genuine Habsburg effect.
Subjects: 
Habsburg Empire
trust
corruption
institutions
borders
JEL: 
N33
N34
D73
Z10
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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