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The Road to Trust. A Vignette Study on the Determinants of Citizens' Trust in the European Commission

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  • Simon Schafheitle
  • Antoinette Weibel
  • Nadine Meidert
  • Dirk Leuffen

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This article analyses the determinants of citizens' trust in the European Commission. We examined four predictors of citizens' trust in political institutions: political participation, value congruence, performance outcomes and attributability of performance outcomes. We argue that these factors impact trust in the European Commission, which is a necessary precondition for making a risky investment and willingness to pay taxes, which can be understood as behavioural consequences of trust. To examine our hypotheses we have implemented a vignette study. Our analyses show that value congruence, the European Commission's perceived performance and attributability impact risky investments via trust, as expected. Political participation exerts a direct significant influence on risky investments.

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  • Simon Schafheitle & Antoinette Weibel & Nadine Meidert & Dirk Leuffen, 2020. "The Road to Trust. A Vignette Study on the Determinants of Citizens' Trust in the European Commission," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(2), pages 256-275, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:256-275
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12901
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    1. Nicole Baerg & Mark Hallerberg, 2022. "Council Checks of the Commission under the European Semester: Does Member State Power and Euroscepticism Still Matter?," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(1), pages 58-80, January.

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