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  1. Building sustainability through greater happiness
    Author: Bartolini, Stefano
    Published: [2014]
    Publisher:  Università di Siena, [Siena]

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    Series: Quaderni del Dipartimento di economia politica e statistica ; n. 703 (novembre 2014)
    Subjects: Common good; environmentalism; ecologism; economic growth; green economy; happiness; negative endogenous growth; private affluence; social capital; social stress; well-being
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  2. Do acquaintances and friends make us learn?
    social capital and lifelong learning in Germany
    Author: Thum, Anna-Elisabeth; Bablavy, Miroslav
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  DIW, Berlin

    This paper examines the relationship between social capital and adult learning. We test this association empirically using measures of various types of social capital and adult learning based on the German Socioeconomic Panel. We use predetermined... more

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    This paper examines the relationship between social capital and adult learning. We test this association empirically using measures of various types of social capital and adult learning based on the German Socioeconomic Panel. We use predetermined measures of social capital to exclude social skills or friends encountered during the adult education class. Fixed effects for latent underlying factors such as deep personality traits and instrumental variables account for changing personality traits. We find that most of our social capital measures have a significant and positive impact on the probabilities for investing in various types of adult learning. The size of the effect varies across the different measures between increasing the probability of participating in adult learning by 0.04% to increasing the probability by 17%. We find evidence that acquaintances are more likely to increase participation in adult learning than friends.

     
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    Series: SOEPpapers on multidisciplinary panel data research ; 673
    Subjects: social capital; lifelong learning; informal learning; trust, reciprocity; sociability
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  3. Iceland
    how could this happen?
    Author: Thorvaldur Gylfason
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  CESifo, München

    This paper reviews economic developments in Iceland following its financial collapse in 2008, focusing on causes and consequences of the crash. The review is presented in the context of the Nordic region, with broad comparisons also with developments... more

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    This paper reviews economic developments in Iceland following its financial collapse in 2008, focusing on causes and consequences of the crash. The review is presented in the context of the Nordic region, with broad comparisons also with developments elsewhere on the periphery of Europe, in Greece, Ireland, and Portugal. In some ways, however, Iceland resembles Italy, Japan, and Russia more than it resembles its Nordic neighbors or even Ireland. The paper also considers the uncertain prospects for reforms and restoration as well as the possible effects of the crash on social, human, and real capital and on long-run economic growth.

     
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    Series: Array ; 4605
    Subjects: Finanzkrise; Wirtschaftslage; Island; Iceland; financial crisis; social capital; GARCH
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  4. Exclusive intermediation
    Author: Fainmesser, Itay
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Brown Univ., Dep. of Economics], [Providence, RI

    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... more

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    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 large enough number of interaction opportunities are able to exploit their position in the chains of interactions in the market to overcome incentive problems that would otherwise shut down the market. We derive conditions on the network structure under which intermediaries fulfill this function. Finally, we analyze two applications: (1) the market for short termapartment rentals; and (2) a financial market with investors and entrepreneurs. We provide additional examples suggesting that this paper uncovers an important channel through which intermediaries operate.

     
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    Series: [Working paper / Brown University, Department of Economics ; 2014-3]
    Subjects: Networks; intermediation; long-term relationships; self-governance; community enforcement; trust; social capital; cooperation; strategic default; financial intermediation; Airbnb.com
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  5. Bowling for fascism
    social capital and the rise of the Nazi Party
    Author: Satyanath, Shanker; Voigtländer, Nico; Voth, Hans-Joachim
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Univ., Dep. of Economics, Zurich

    Social capital is often associated with desirable political and economic outcomes. This paper contributes to a growing literature on its "dark side". We examine the role of social capital in the downfall of democracy in interwar Germany. We analyze... more

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    Social capital is often associated with desirable political and economic outcomes. This paper contributes to a growing literature on its "dark side". We examine the role of social capital in the downfall of democracy in interwar Germany. We analyze Nazi Party entry in a cross-section of cities, and show that dense networks of civic associations such as bowling clubs, choirs, and animal breeders went hand-in-hand with a rapid rise of the Nazi Party. Towns with one standard deviation higher association density saw at least one-third faster entry. All types of associations - veteran associations and non-military clubs, "bridging" and "bonding" associations - positively predict NS Party entry. Party membership, in turn, predicts electoral success. These results suggest that social capital aided the rise of the Nazi movement that ultimately destroyed Germany's first democracy. We also show that the effects of social capital were more important in the starting phase of the Nazi movement, and in towns less sympathetic to its message.

     
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    Series: Working paper series / University of Zurich, Department of Economics ; 147
    Subjects: social capital; democracy; institutions; associations; networks
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  6. An inquiry into the determinants of graduate entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and Guangzhou (Mainland China)
    Author: Bickenbach, Frank; Dohse, Dirk; Liu, Wan-hsin
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Kiel Inst. for the World Economy, Kiel

    Based on original survey data, this paper analyses and compares the role of personal traits and social capital in determining entrepreneurial intentions of students in Hong Kong and in Guangzhou (mainland China). The two cities are culturally closely... more

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    Based on original survey data, this paper analyses and compares the role of personal traits and social capital in determining entrepreneurial intentions of students in Hong Kong and in Guangzhou (mainland China). The two cities are culturally closely related but differ strongly with respect to their formal institutions and the maturity of their business environment. Our findings suggest that the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions among students in Hong Kong very much resemble those found in Western economies, whereas the entrepreneurial mindsets of students in Guangzhou differ substantially from previous findings.

     
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    Series: Kiel working paper ; 1940
    Subjects: entrepreneurial intention; self-employment preference; personal traits; social capital; China; Hong Kong
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  7. Neighbourhood turnover and teenage attainment
    Author: Gibbons, Steve; Silva, Olmo; Weinhardt, Felix
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  SERC, London

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    Series: SERC discussion paper ; 163
    Subjects: Education; neighbourhood; turnover; social capital
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  8. Neighbourhood turnover and teenage attainment
    Author: Gibbons, Steve; Silva, Olmo; Weinhardt, Felix
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn

    Theories about neighbours' influence on children based on social capital, cohesion and disorganisation stress the importance of neighbourhood stability. However, amongst the vast number of studies on the effect of neighbours on a child's education,... more

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    Theories about neighbours' influence on children based on social capital, cohesion and disorganisation stress the importance of neighbourhood stability. However, amongst the vast number of studies on the effect of neighbours on a child's education, none has tested whether neighbourhood stability matters. We fill this gap by estimating the causal effect of residential turnover on student test score gains. We show that high neighbourhood turnover reduces value added for students who stay in their neighbourhood, and this effect is more pronounced in more deprived neighbourhoods. Estimation is based on administrative data on four cohorts of secondary school children in England, allowing us to control for unobserved confounding individual effects, neighbourhood fixed effects and trends, plus school-by-cohort shocks. These main results, coupled with auxiliary findings based on survey data, suggest that neighbourhood turnover damages education through the disruption of local ties and social capital, highlighting a so-far undiscovered externality of mobility.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 8381
    Subjects: education; neighbourhood; turnover; social capital
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  9. Diversity and social capital in the US
    a tale of conflict, contact or total mistrust?
    Author: Belton, Willie James; Huq, Yameen; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn

    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... more

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    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, contact and hunker-down theories espoused by Putman in explaining what happens over time when individuals interact with those of differing ethnicities. We find no evidence of heterogeneity in the impact of ethnic fractionalization on social capital over time. In addition we find evidence of the conflict theory and no evidence of hunker-down or contact theories. Our results suggest that as communities become more diverse, there is a tendency for social capital to decline.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 8384
    Subjects: ethnic fractionalization; social capital; trust; diversity; social networks
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  10. Do acquaintances and friends make us learn?
    social capital and lifelong learning in Germany
    Author: Thum, Anna-Elisabeth; Bablavy, Miroslav
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  DIW, Berlin

    This paper examines the relationship between social capital and adult learning. We test this association empirically using measures of various types of social capital and adult learning based on the German Socioeconomic Panel. We use predetermined... more

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    This paper examines the relationship between social capital and adult learning. We test this association empirically using measures of various types of social capital and adult learning based on the German Socioeconomic Panel. We use predetermined measures of social capital to exclude social skills or friends encountered during the adult education class. Fixed effects for latent underlying factors such as deep personality traits and instrumental variables account for changing personality traits. We find that most of our social capital measures have a significant and positive impact on the probabilities for investing in various types of adult learning. The size of the effect varies across the different measures between increasing the probability of participating in adult learning by 0.04% to increasing the probability by 17%. We find evidence that acquaintances are more likely to increase participation in adult learning than friends.

     
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    Series: SOEPpapers on multidisciplinary panel data research ; 673
    Subjects: social capital; lifelong learning; informal learning; trust, reciprocity; sociability
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  11. Superstars in politics
    the role of the media in the rise and success of Junichiro Koizumi
    Author: Yamamura, Eiji; Sabatini, Fabio
    Published: [2014]
    Publisher:  ZBW, [Kiel

    This paper explores the role of mass media in people's perceptions of charismatic leaders, focusing on the case of Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Using survey data collected immediately after Koizumi's 2005 landslide... more

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    This paper explores the role of mass media in people's perceptions of charismatic leaders, focusing on the case of Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Using survey data collected immediately after Koizumi's 2005 landslide electoral victory, this study empirically assesses the influence of television (TV) and newspapers on individuals' support for Koizumi and for the most distinctive policy action he announced during his campaign-the privatization of the postal service. The major findings are: (1) the frequency of exposure to mass media is positively related to the support for Koizumi but not for his principal policy and (2) a significant impact of TV is only observed among women. The habit of reading newspapers only slightly correlates with men's support for Koizumi.. Our study's results suggest that compared to a political platform, charisma and attractiveness wield a greater influence on TV watchers of the opposite sex. Television apparently works as a powerful amplifier of leaders' appealing attributes. The resulting superstar effect may allow a charismatic candidate to win an election, even though his main agenda item (i.e., postal privatization) is strongly opposed by special interest groups and members of the ruling party.

     
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    Subjects: mass media; television; newspapers; election; Koizumi; Japan; voting behavior; social norms; social capital; superstar effect; mass media (STW); Television (STW); Newspaper (STW); Election (STW); Election campaign (STW); Koizumi (STW); Japan (STW); Voting behaviour (STW)
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  12. Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
    Author: Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  ZBW, [Kiel

    Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of future mobility and the belief that society offers equal opportunities. We add to previous research by investigating the role of... more

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    Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of future mobility and the belief that society offers equal opportunities. We add to previous research by investigating the role of individual and social norms on rent seeking. We find that the individual propensity for stigmatizing rent seeking significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair society that does not offer equal opportunities to all. This effect does not hold for women, whose preference for redistribution is negatively associated to the regional tolerance of rent seeking.

     
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    Subjects: redistribution; welfare state; civic values; social norms; rent seeking; social capital; Welfare state (STW); Rent seeking (STW); Social capital (STW); Social norm (STW); Income distribution (STW)
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  13. Inherited social capital and residential mobility
    a study using Japan panel data
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Inst. of Social and Economic Research, Osaka

    Empirical results based on individual-level data from Japan were studied to determine the effect of social capital on the willingness to leave one's residential area. It was found that social capital accumulated through one's own experience in a... more

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    Empirical results based on individual-level data from Japan were studied to determine the effect of social capital on the willingness to leave one's residential area. It was found that social capital accumulated through one's own experience in a residential area is not the only factor that reduces willingness to leave. Social capital inherited from one's parents also negatively influences the desire to move.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper / Institute of Social and Economic Research ; 906
    Subjects: social capital; residential mobility
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  14. Giving in South Africa
    determining the influence of altruism, inequality aversion and social capital
    Author: Tirivayi, Nyasha
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  UNU‐MERIT [u.a.], Maastricht

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    Series: UNU-MERIT working paper series ; 2014-064
    Subjects: Charitable giving; impure altruism; inequality aversion; social capital; South Africa
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  15. Governance and developing Asia
    concepts, measurements, determinants, and paradoxes
    Author: Quibria, Muhammad G.
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

    Recent years have seen the emergence of a considerable volume of literature on governance and its role in economic and social development of a country. This paper provides a critical review of the literature. This review brings into the open a number... more

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    Recent years have seen the emergence of a considerable volume of literature on governance and its role in economic and social development of a country. This paper provides a critical review of the literature. This review brings into the open a number of serious conceptual, measurement, and data issues as well as the existence of an Asian governance paradox - i.e., a general disjunction between growth and governance in most Asian economies. This paradox seems to suggest that much of the current policy discussion on governance is essentially faith-based. It calls into question the quality of the existing data and the analytical basis of the policy orthodoxy.

     
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    Series: ADB economics working paper series ; 388
    Subjects: government quality; corruption; bureaucracy; social capital
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  16. Social capital and health
    evidence that ancestral trust promotes health among children of immigrants
    Author: Ljunge, Martin
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Research Inst. of Industrial Economics, Stockholm

    This paper presents evidence that generalized trust promotes health. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European countries with ancestry from across the world are studied. Individuals are examined within country of residence using variation in... more

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    This paper presents evidence that generalized trust promotes health. Children of immigrants in a broad set of European countries with ancestry from across the world are studied. Individuals are examined within country of residence using variation in trust across countries of ancestry. The approach addresses reverse causality and concerns that the trust measure picks up institutional factors in the individual's contextual setting. There is a significant positive estimate of ancestral trust in explaining self-assessed health. The finding is robust to accounting for individual, parental, and extensive ancestral country characteristics. Individuals with higher ancestral trust are also less likely to be hampered by health problems in their daily life, providing evidence of trust influencing real life outcomes. Individuals with high trust feel and act healthier, enabling a more productive life.

     
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    Series: IFN working paper ; 1046
    Subjects: trust; social capital; self-assessed health; subjective health; self-reported health; cultural transmission; children of immigrants
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