TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Becker, Sascha O.
AU  - Boeckh, Katrin
AU  - Hainz, Christa
AU  - Woessmann, Ludger
        TI  - The Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Long-Run Persistence of Trust and Corruption in the Bureaucracy
        PY  - 2011/Mar/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5584
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5584
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - trust
KW  - corruption
KW  - Habsburg Empire
KW  - institutions
KW  - borders
        ER  -