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Social capital at the outburst of the economic crisis in Greece, 2008-2010
Daskalopoulou, Irene - In: International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences … 9 (2016) 2, pp. 79-86
Purpose - Social capital and its core components of social trust and associational activity are widely acknowledged as a core feature of strong and active civil societies that promote effective democratic governance and economic prosperity. Within this context the present study sets out to...
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The fragility of social capital
Sabatini, Fabio; Antoci, Angelo; Sodini, Mauro - 2009
This paper addresses two hot topics of the contemporary debate, social capital and economic growth. Our theoretical analysis sheds light on decisive but so far neglected issues: how does social capital accumulate over time? Which is the relationship between social capital, technical progress and...
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Social capital and banking system profitability: A survey of European Union countries
Nayebyazdi, Arash - In: European Journal of Government and Economics (EJGE) 8 (2019) 1, pp. 48-62
Over the last years, the concept of social capital as a facilitator of economic activities has been a remarkable issue among economists. In this article, we study the impact of social capital on banking performance focusing on profitability in the European Union for period 2008-2016. Social...
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Social capital and the spread of Covid-19: Insights from European countries
Bartscher, Alina Kristin; Seitz, Sebastian; Slotwinski, … - 2020
Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Swe­den, Switzerland and the UK. We exploit within-country variation in …
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Social Capital and the Spread of Covid-19: Insights from European Countries
Bartscher, Alina Kristin; Seitz, Sebastian; Sieglich, … - 2020
, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Exploiting within-country variation, we show that a one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012227686
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Social Capital and the Spread of COVID-19: Insights from European Countries
Bartscher, Alina Kristin; Seitz, Sebastian; Siegloch, … - 2020
, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Exploiting within-country variation, we show that a one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269988
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Social capital and the spread of Covid-19: Insights from European countries
Bartscher, Alina K.; Seitz, Sebastian; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2020
, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. We exploit within-country variation in social capital and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012290546
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When Crime Tears Communities Apart: Social Capital and Organised Crime
Calamunci, Francesca Maria; Frattini, Federico Fabio - 2023
What is the long-term effect of organised crime presence on social capital accumulation? By leveraging novel social … capital and organised crime data, this study investigates this question within the Italian landscape. In an instrumental … variable (IV) setting, we exploit the forced resettlement law that compelled organised crime members living in the South of …
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Financial impact of trust and institutional quality around the world
Kapounek, Svatopluk; Kočenda, Evžen; Kouba, Luděk - 2022
We investigate the financial impact of social trust, institutional quality, and regulations. As a testing ground we employ a unique, large, and hand-crafted dataset of more than 850 000 lending-based crowdfunding projects from 155 platforms across 55 countries during 2005-2018. We show that the...
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Long Lasting Differences in Civic Capital: Evidence from a Unique Immigration Event in Italy
Bracco, Emanuele; De Paola, Maria; Green, Colin P. - 2015
such as economic growth, trade and crime. A recent literature goes further to illustrate how historical events and …
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