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The role of clusters in the performance of the Mexican economy

Juarez-Torres, Miriam; Puigvert-Angulo, Jonathan; … - 2022

regions. It identifies 24 clusters and analyzes their geographical distribution, their role in regional growth, the evolution …-oriented clusters have a strong presence in the Northern states of the country, while services-oriented clusters in the Central ones …. Finally, clusters such as plastic products manufacturing; retail and eating services; food and beverage manufacturing; and …

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Civic capital and support for the welfare state

Cerqueti, Roy; Sabatini, Fabio; Ventura, Marco - 2017

We model how the interplay between tax surveillance institutions and civic capital shapes taxpayers' support for welfare state. We show that, when tax surveillance is tight, rational civic-minded individuals express greater support for welfare spending than uncivic ones. We provide empirical...

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Social capital, human capital and fertility

Coppier, Raffaella; Sabatini, Fabio; Sodini, Mauro - 2018

We develop an overlapping generations model to study how the interplay between social and human capital affects fertility. In a framework where families face a trade-off between the quantity and quality of children, we incorporate the assumption that social capital plays a key role in the...

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Do cooperative enterprises create social trust?

Sabatini, Fabio; Modena, Francesca; Tortia, Ermanno - 2012

This paper contributes to the literature by carrying out the first empirical investigation into the role of different types of enterprises in the creation of social trust. Drawing on a unique dataset collected through the administration of a questionnaire to a representative sample of the...

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Online social networks and trust

Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco - 2015

We explore how participation in social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook and Twitter affects the most economically relevant aspect of social capital, trust. We use measures of trust in strangers (or social trust), trust in neighbours and trust in the police. We address endogeneity in the...

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