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[Predicting GDP of 289 NUTS regions in Europe with 'subjective' indicators for human and social capital]
Weckroth, Mikko; Kemppainen, Teemu; Sørensen, Jens … - 2015
analysis into the context of 289 NUTS regions in Europe and replacing the simple life satisfaction measure with measures of … indicating that general 'social trust` is strongly associated with economic performance. This component was shown to have robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011485246
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Building sustainability through greater happiness
Bartolini, Stefano - In: The economic and labour relations review : ELRR 25 (2014) 4, pp. 587-602
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483115
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Dynamic capabilities in small and medium manufacturing firms in rural Finland : role of social capital?
Ruuskanen, Petri; Kankainen, Tomi - 2011
information from their bridging and linking ties, such as other firms and public institutions. According to the analysis, the … increase of trust in business relations does not correlate with the dynamic capabilities. Instead trust acts as a trigger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011540886
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Relationships between Social Capital and regional development in Europe : a close examination
Rizzi, Paolo; Pianta, Roberta - 2011
exactly definition yet. Some proofs at national and regional levels in Europe show interactions between the Social Capital and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011541634
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Exclusive intermediation in unobservable networks
Fainmesser, Itay - In: Games and economic behavior 113 (2019), pp. 533-548
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Decentralization, subjective well-being and the perception of institutions
Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - 2012
Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011513958
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Urban-rural differences in level of various forms of trust in Hungary : paper presented to the 55th Congress of the European Regional Science Association : Lisbon, Portugal, 25-28...
Dusek, Tamás; Pálmai, Eva - 2015
This study examines the association between urban/rural residence and various forms of trust in Hungary, including … control variables such as age, gender, income, marriage, qualification into the analysis. Trust is a basic dimension of human … capital and a very often used concept in everyday situations too. Trust research became increasingly popular in recent years …
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Natural hazard risk and life satisfaction : empirical evidence for U.S. hurricanes
Berlemann, Michael; Eurich, Marina - 2020
The ongoing process of climate change goes along with an increase in the frequency and severity of various sorts of natural disasters. While the existing literature has almost exclusively focused on studying the direct effects resulting from different types of disasters, the effect of changing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012436249
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Natural disasters, growth and institutions : a tale of two earthquakes
Barone, Guglielmo; Mocetti, Sauro - 2013
We examine the impact of natural disasters on economic growth by applying a synthetic control approach. In contrast to previous literature, we adopt a within-country perspective, which allows us to use richer and more comparable data and to better define the geographic area hit by the disaster....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543882
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Building social capital in French "Poles d'Excellence Rurale" : the "rural excellency" as a modus vivendi for rural development
Ceapraz, Ion Lucian - 2011 - Draft version
Our paper emphasizes the role of social capital in French "Poles d'Excellence Rurale (PER). Social capital is considered as highly valuable when considering the development of these particular rural areas. More precisely the French "Poles d'Excellence Rurale" are the perfect example of...
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