ABSTRACT Two concurrent positions have driven research on the relationship between economic factors and social trust across countries: While some research has shown that unequal wealth distribution leads to poor social trust, other research has argued that social trust is the precondition to a country's economic performance and distribution of economic resources. Using an ecological linear growth model, this study tests these two concurrent positions with data from the first six rounds of the European Social Survey (ESS). This study focuses on the links between socio-economic conditions and inclusive social capital climates, i.e. social climates where inclusive attitudes and generalised trust are widely extended to outgroups. Two models are estimated with Bayesian methods and then compared. The results support the hypothesis that the diffusion of inclusive social capital climates can predict the improvement of a country's socio-economic conditions. However, they also support the opposite hypothesis, according to which the improvement of socio-economic conditions is pivotal in creating a climate of trust. Slightly stronger results are found for the latter hypothesis, suggesting that the enhancement of economic conditions and income distribution may be pivotal in reinforcing the social fabric.

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十年来欧洲的经济状况和社会信任气候：变化的生态分析

摘要两个并发立场推动了各国之间经济因素与社会信任之间关系的研究：虽然一些研究表明财富分配不均会导致不良的社会信任，但另一些研究却认为社会信任是一个国家经济表现的前提。经济资源分配。使用生态线性增长模型，本研究使用欧洲社会调查（ESS）的前六轮数据测试了这两个并发职位。这项研究的重点是社会经济条件与包容性社会资本气候之间的联系，即包容性态度和普遍信任广泛扩展到群体之外的社会气候。用贝叶斯方法估计两个模型，然后进行比较。结果支持以下假设：包容性社会资本气候的扩散可以预测一个国家的社会经济状况的改善。但是，他们也支持相反的假设，根据该假设，社会经济条件的改善对于建立信任气氛至关重要。对于后一种假设，发现的结果略强一些，这表明经济条件的改善和收入分配对于加强社会结构可能至关重要。