Social capital
This paper surveys research on social capital. We explore the concepts that motivate the social capital literature, efforts to formally model social capital using economic theory, the econometrics of social capital, and empirical studies of the role of social capital in various socioeconomic outcome...
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| author | Durlauf, S Fafchamps, M |
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| description | This paper surveys research on social capital. We explore the concepts that motivate the social capital literature, efforts to formally model social capital using economic theory, the econometrics of social capital, and empirical studies of the role of social capital in various socioeconomic outcomes. While our focus is primarily on the place of social capital in economics, we do consider its broader social science context. We argue that while the social capital literature has produced many insights, a number of conceptual and statistical problems exist with the current use of social capital by social scientists. We propose some ways to strengthen the social capital literature. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:462d7df2-b4b7-4d01-8512-3f29bd0347752022-03-26T15:12:06ZSocial capitalWorking paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:462d7df2-b4b7-4d01-8512-3f29bd034775Development economicsEconomicsIndustrial economicsMacro and international economicsEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2004Durlauf, SFafchamps, MThis paper surveys research on social capital. We explore the concepts that motivate the social capital literature, efforts to formally model social capital using economic theory, the econometrics of social capital, and empirical studies of the role of social capital in various socioeconomic outcomes. While our focus is primarily on the place of social capital in economics, we do consider its broader social science context. We argue that while the social capital literature has produced many insights, a number of conceptual and statistical problems exist with the current use of social capital by social scientists. We propose some ways to strengthen the social capital literature. |
| spellingShingle | Development economics Economics Industrial economics Macro and international economics Durlauf, S Fafchamps, M Social capital |
| title | Social capital |
| title_full | Social capital |
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| title_short | Social capital |
| title_sort | social capital |
| topic | Development economics Economics Industrial economics Macro and international economics |
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