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Chapter 26. Social Capital
Durlauf, Steven N.; Fafchamps, Marcel - 2005
This chapter surveys research on social capital. We explore the concepts that motivate the social capital literature, efforts to formally model social capital using economic theory, the econometrics of social capital, and empirical studies of the role of social capital in various socioeconomic...
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Does social capital matter? : a study of hit-and-run in US counties
Castriota, Stefano; Rondinella, Sandro; Tonin, Mirco - 2022
We investigate the relationship between social capital and the decision to flee after a fatal road accident. This event is unplanned, and the decision is taken under great emotional distress and time pressure, thus providing a test of whether social capital matters for behaviour in extreme...
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Does social capital matter? : a study of hit-and-run in US counties
Castriota, Stefano; Rondinella, Sandro; Tonin, Mirco - 2022
We investigate the relationship between social capital and the decision to flee after a fatal road accident. This event is unplanned, and the decision is taken under great emotional distress and time pressure, thus providing a test of whether social capital matters for behaviour in extreme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013173233
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Does Social Capital Matter? A Study of Hit-and-Run in US Counties
Castriota, Stefano; Rondinella, Sandro; Tonin, Mirco - 2022
We investigate the relationship between social capital and the decision to flee after a fatal road accident. This event is unplanned, and the decision is taken under great emotional distress and time pressure, thus providing a test of whether social capital matters for behaviour in extreme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013292050
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Does Social Capital Reduce Crime?
Buonanno, Paolo; Montolio, Daniel; Vanin, Paolo - 2008
We investigate the effects of civic norms and associational networks on crime rates. Civic norms may attach guilt and shame to criminal behaviour, thus increasing its opportunity cost. Associational networks may increase returns to non-criminal activities and raise detection probabilities, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014220144
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Will Facebook save or destroy social capital? : an empirical investigation into the effect of online interactions on trust and networks
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco - 2014
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527200
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Will Facebook save or destroy social capital? : an empirical investigation into the effect of online interactions on trust and networks
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco - 2013
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222317
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Does Social Capital Create Trust? Evidence from a Community of Entrepreneurs
Sabatini, Fabio - 2009
Which kind of social capital fosters the diffusion of development-oriented trust? This paper carries out an empirical …), and different forms of trust (knowledge-based trust, social trust, trust towards public services and political … the main factors fostering the diffusion of social trust among entrepreneurs are the perception that the local community …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157455
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The relationship between stress, strain and social capital
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David; Torgler, Benno - 2010
actively engage employees to build stronger social networks. -- social capital ; trust ; stress and strain ; gender ; police …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009736620
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Does social capital create trust? : evidence from a community of entrepreneurs
Sabatini, Fabio - 2009
Which kind of social capital fosters the diffusion of development-oriented trust? This paper carries out an empirical …), and different forms of trust (knowledge-based trust, social trust, trust towards public services and political … the main factors fostering the diffusion of social trust among entrepreneurs are the perception that the local community …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008810994