Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307324 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11394
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
Existing research has identified several economic and cultural determinants of populist voting. We focus on a related explanation: whether populist leaders are able to capitalize on a sense of distrust between individuals. There is currently limited causal evidence on the relationship between interpersonal trust and support for populist parties, and the underlying mechanisms driving this relationship are not well understood. Using three distinct causal identification strategies, each grounded in different assumptions, we find consistent evidence that a deficit in trust significantly bolsters support for populist political parties throughout Europe. Notably, this influence extends beyond ideological boundaries, encompassing both far-right and far-left populist parties.
Subjects: 
populism
trust
immigration
JEL: 
D72
P00
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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