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Becchetti, Leonardo; Florio, Erminia; Mancini, Sara - 2021

The game theoretical and experimental literature has found ample support for the hypothesis that “face-to-face communication in presence” increases trust and trustworthiness (crucial components of social capital) and, with them, the likelihood of cooperative solutions in social dilemmas. We...

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Hiding Behind the Veil of Ashes : Social Capital in the Wake of Natural Disasters

Stéphane, Victor - 2020

This paper investigates the impact of natural disasters on social capital. By heterogeneously affecting people in a community, natural disasters create a temporary information asymmetry on their post-disaster income. Using an original data set collected in rural Ecuador, we provide suggestive...

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In-migration and dilution of community social capital

Hotchkiss, Julie L.; Rupasingha, Anil - 2018

Consistent with predictions from the literature, we find that higher levels of in-migration dilute multiple dimensions of a community's level of social capital. The analysis employs a 2SLS methodology to account for potential endogeneity of migration.

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Diversity and Social Capital in the U.S: A Tale of Conflict, Contact or Total Mistrust?

Belton, Willie; Huq, Yameen; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

In this paper we explore the relationship between ethnic fractionalization and social capital. First, we test for time differences in the impact of ethnic fractionalization on social capital using U.S. data from 1990, 1997 and 2005. Subsequently we examine the data for evidence of the conflict,...

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Associations between Socioeconomic Factors and Social Capital amongst Child Caregivers in Eastern Uganda

Bakeera, Solome Kiribakka; Pariyo, George; Petzold, Max; … - In: Review of Economics & Finance 2 (2012) February, pp. 51-62

child caregivers in (n=2,582). The study findings highlights gender-associated differences of perceived social capital …

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New housing supply and the dilution of social capital

Hilber, Christian A. L. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

This paper examines the role of local housing market conditions for social capital accumulation and neighborhood club good provision. A model of individual investment decisions predicts that in a setting with high property transaction costs (i) homeowners are more likely to invest in social...

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The Influence of Social Capital Dimensions on Household Participation in Micro-Credit Groups and Loan Repayment Performance in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Kangogo, Daniel; Lagat, Job; Ithinji, Gicuru - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

differences in gender, age, farm size, years of education, income and land tenure. It was established that household size, farm … other hand age, gender, years of education, farm size and interest rate were found to be significant and negatively … heterogeneity index positively and significantly influenced loan default rate while gender, household size, distance to the nearest …

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El mutualismo y su función social: sinopsis histórica

Gussinyer, Pere Solà i - In: CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y … (2003) 44, pp. 175-198

The mutualist movement of the industrial era took root in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe, but also in Latin America, from midway through the XIX century. The Spanish Associations Act of 1887 treated the benefit and mutual, or friendly societies as one more method of association. The first...

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How are social ties formed? : Interaction of neighborhood and individual immobility.

Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Using individual data from Japan, this paper investigates how a neighbor’s immobility is associated with individual investment in social capital. It is found that local homeownership has a positive effect on individual investment and that this effect for individual homeowners is about 2.5...

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Group versus Individual Liability: Long Term Evidence from Philippine Microcredit Lending Groups

Giné, Xavier; Karlan, Dean - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2009

Group liability in microcredit purports to improve repayment rates through peer screening, monitoring, and enforcement. However, it may create excessive pressure, and discourage reliable clients from borrowing. Two randomized trials tested the overall effect, as well as specific mechanisms. The...

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