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Ethnic diversity and trust : new evidence from Australian data
Mendolia, Silvia; Tosh, Alex; Yerokhin, Oleg - 2015
This paper investigates the relationship between neighbourhood ethnic and linguistic heterogeneity and the formation of an individual's local and general trust. A wide literature across economics and sociology has recognised the importance of trust in facilitating economic growth and development...
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No man is an island : trust, trustworthiness, and social capital among Syrian refugees in Germany
El Bialy, Nora; Fraile Aranda, Elisa; Nicklisch, Andreas; … - 2021
either with another Syrian refugee or with a German participant. Our results show that Syrians who engage in bonding networks … bridging networks. The type of social ties created by the refugees correlates with their living conditions: newly arrived … Syrian refugees tend to engage in bonding networks, whereas both staying longer in Germany and having a private home in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424259
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Does gender equality promote social trust? : an empirical analysis
Cho, Seo-Young - 2015
Fairness can be an important factor that promotes social trust among people. In this paper, I investigate empirically whether fairness between men and women increases social trust. Using the data of the World Value Survey from 91 countries, I find that gender discriminatory values negatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010491793
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Strangers and foreigners : trust and attitudes toward citizenship
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo; Tedeschi, Gian Luca - 2022
We analyze the relationship between natives' attitudes towards citizenship acquisition for foreigners and trust. Our hypothesis is that, in sub-Saharan Africa, the slave trade represents the deep factor behind contemporary attitudes toward citizenship, with more intense exposure to historical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012820685
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Strangers and foreigners : trust and attitudes toward citizenship
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo; Tedeschi, Gian Luca - 2022
We analyze the relationship between natives' attitudes towards citizenship acquisition for foreigners and trust. Our hypothesis is that, in sub-Saharan Africa, the slave trade represents the deep factor behind contemporary attitudes toward citizenship, with more intense exposure to historical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012807784
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An experimental study on the social trust and cooperation of North Korean refugees
Cho, Seo-Young - 2019
Many of North Korean refugees in South Korea struggle to reconcile their different identities of: being a Korean who shares ethnicity with South Koreans vs. being a North Korean who fled from an estranged neighboring country. This paper shows that emphasizing the Korean unity can help their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012104200
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Growth aspirations and social capital : young firms in a post-conflict environment
Efendic, Adnan; Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Rebmann, Anna - In: International small business journal : researching … 33 (2015) 5, pp. 537-561
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340251
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Growth aspirations and social capital : young firms in a post-conflict environment
Efendic, Adnan; Mickiewicz, Tomasz M.; Rebmann, Anna - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009766990
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Exclusive intermediation
Fainmesser, Itay - 2014
In this paper, we argue that an important function fulfilled by intermediaries is to facilitate trust by enabling social pressure towards the enforcement of informal agreements. To that end, we develop a new model that uses network theory to show that intermediaries who have exclusivity over a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353486
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Dynamic capabilities in small and medium manufacturing firms in rural Finland : role of social capital?
Ruuskanen, Petri; Kankainen, Tomi - 2011
dynamics by enhancing communication and knowledge spillovers in corporate networks. Active networkers gain important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011540886