In this paper, we argue that an important function fulfilled by intermediaries is to facilitate trust by enabling …

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 use of SNS by exploiting the variation in the availability of … infrastructures. We find that all the proxies of trust significantly decrease with participation in online networks. We discuss …

Paper models lender's decision based on project riskiness, trust from borrower's socioeconomic network, and social cost …

empirical assessment of how online networking affects two economically relevant aspects of social capital, i.e. trust and …. However, social trust decreases with online interactions. Several interpretations of these findings are discussed. …

-- The nature of power, control, trust, and risk in international joint ventures / Mike Berrell -- The role of culture in …

empirical assessment of how online networking affects two economically relevant aspects of social capital, i.e. trust and …. However, social trust decreases with online interactions. Several interpretations of these findings are discussed. …