TY - UNPB

T1 - Trust Drives Internet Use

AU - Ljunge, Jan Martin

N1 - JEL Classification: D13, D83, J62, Z13

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - This paper estimates the effect of trust on internet use by studying the general population as well as second generation immigrants in 29 European countries with ancestry in 87 nations. There is a significant positive effect of trust on internet use. The positive trust effect is not universal to all media, as individuals with high trust are shown to consume less television. The finding provides evidence for one mechanism through which trust creates good outcomes. Individuals with high trust spend time online, and eschew the isolation of the TV couch, which may produce more productive opportunities

AB - This paper estimates the effect of trust on internet use by studying the general population as well as second generation immigrants in 29 European countries with ancestry in 87 nations. There is a significant positive effect of trust on internet use. The positive trust effect is not universal to all media, as individuals with high trust are shown to consume less television. The finding provides evidence for one mechanism through which trust creates good outcomes. Individuals with high trust spend time online, and eschew the isolation of the TV couch, which may produce more productive opportunities

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - trust

KW - internet use

KW - intergenerational transmission

KW - cultural transmission

KW - TV watching

M3 - Working paper

T3 - University of Copenhagen. Institute of Economics. Discussion Papers (Online)

BT - Trust Drives Internet Use

PB - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen

ER -