Using three waves of the Germany's individual-level panel data, this paper analyses whether there are any changes in the trust levels of East German migrants who move to the former Western German regions after the reunification. The results demonstrate that the duration of living in the West is positively associated with East German migrants’ trust and that the labour market is the possible channel through which social trust is fostered. This finding suggests that trust is moulded through contemporaneous shocks or experiences.

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社会信任的变化：东德移民的证据

本文使用三波德国个人层面的面板数据，分析了统一后移居前西德地区的东德移民的信任水平是否发生变化。结果表明，在西方居住的时间与东德移民的信任成正相关，而劳动力市场是建立社会信任的可能渠道。这一发现表明，信任是通过同时期的冲击或经历来塑造的。