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Trust in Government and Public Support for Government Spending: Evidence from South Korea

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According to the sacrifice hypothesis, trust in government is a critical cause for achieving public support for government spending. However, the account of the sacrifice hypothesis is incomplete without taking account in various measures of trust because citizens may react differently to diverse measures of trust in government. With this as a backdrop, this study addressed the impacts of trust in government on public support for government spending using a survey equipped with the two different trust measures. This study conducted the principal component analysis and ordinary least squares regression in order to compare the differential dimensions of trust. The measurement items were derived from previous datasets, mainly the American National Election Studies (NES) and General Social Survey (GSS), with minor modifications to make them more applicable to the Korean context. The principal component analysis of this paper demonstrated that GSS trust is separated from NES trust. The regression results suggested that the relationship between trust in government and public support for government spending is positive. Nonetheless, the magnitudes of the regression coefficients of the two measures of trust in government were similar.

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  • Yunsoo Lee, 2026. "Trust in Government and Public Support for Government Spending: Evidence from South Korea," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(6), pages 357-367, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:49:y:2026:i:6:p:357-367
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2025.2485248
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