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Land, labor, indigenous knowledge and institutional resources of producers in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia are …
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institutions of producers in the grain surplus and deficit regions of the Central Highlands of Ethiopia are examined under …
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In this paper we explore the relationship between ethnic fractionalization and social capital. First, we test for time differences in the impact of ethnic fractionalization on social capital using U.S. data from 1990, 1997 and 2005. Subsequently we examine the data for evidence of the conflict,...
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child caregivers in (n=2,582). The study findings highlights gender-associated differences of perceived social capital …
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This paper examines the role of local housing market conditions for social capital accumulation and neighborhood club good provision. A model of individual investment decisions predicts that in a setting with high property transaction costs (i) homeowners are more likely to invest in social...
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differences in gender, age, farm size, years of education, income and land tenure. It was established that household size, farm … other hand age, gender, years of education, farm size and interest rate were found to be significant and negatively … heterogeneity index positively and significantly influenced loan default rate while gender, household size, distance to the nearest …
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Using individual data from Japan, this paper investigates how a neighbor’s immobility is associated with individual investment in social capital. It is found that local homeownership has a positive effect on individual investment and that this effect for individual homeowners is about 2.5...
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This paper examines the role of local housing supply conditions for social capital investment. Using an instrumental variables approach and data from the Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, it is documented that the positive link between homeownership and individual social capital...
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The data of 82 homeowners associations (HOAs) in Moscow and Perm regions that underpin HOA formation are studied. Physical conditions of the housing stock, size of the buildings and socio-economic parameters of homeowners’ community are revealed; ability of tenants to resolve the collective...
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Microfinance group lending with joint liability allows asset-poor individuals to replace physical collateral by social collateral. The literature on microfinance lacks a rigid framework for analyzing the consequences of using social collateral for borrowing behavior and repayment. This paper...
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