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Trust economics

Being believed costs money. Most companies file it under something else.

ENTRY 0026 min

Sixteen Percent

1,563 firms, 83 countries, and the one variable that predicted adoption

A World Development Report background paper, published at the end of July, went looking at 1,563 companies across 83 countries, all of them drawn from IFC's private-equity and venture portfolio — the kind of firm…

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ENTRY 0015 min

The Trust Deficit Premium

Why the same software earns more in Mumbai than in Munich

Every business pays something to be believed by a stranger.

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