Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/51599 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5584
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
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
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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