Inequalities and social capital
Letture essenziali
Alesina, A., La Ferrara, E. (2006). Who Trusts Others? Journal of Public Economics 85, 207–234
Both individual experiences and community characteristics influence how much people trust each...
Costa, D., Kahn, M. (2003). Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War. Quarterly Journal of Economics. 118 (2): 519-548
What motivated men to risk death in the most horrific war in U.S. history when pay was low and...
Knack, S., Keefer, P. (1997). Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation. Quarterly Journal of Economics 112 (4): 1251-1288
This paper presents evidence that “social capital” matters for measurable economic...
Letture importanti
Tesei, A. (2012). Racial Fragmentation, Income Inequality and Social Capital: New Evidence from the US
Existing studies of social capital formation in US metropolitan areas have found that social...
Pervaiz, Z., Chaudhary A R, van Staveren, I. (2013). Diversity, Inclusiveness and Social Cohesion. ISD Working Paper 2013-1.
This study aims to investigate the role of diversity (ethnic, linguistic and religious) and social...
Archivio della reading list
Stolle, D., Hooghe, M. (2009). Shifting Inequalities? Patterns of Exclusion and Inclusion in Emerging Forms of Political Participation. WZB Discussion paper 2009-204
Previous research has found a steady increase in the number of people involved in emerging forms of...
Subramanian, S. V., Kim, D. J., Kawachi, I. (2002). Social trust and self-rated health in US communities: a multilevel analysis. Journal of Urban Health 79 (1), S21-S34.
This study assessed the contextual and individual effects of social trust on health. Methods...
Tassier, T., Menczer, F. (2008). Social network structure, segregation, and equality in a labor market with referral hiring. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 66, 514–528.
We examine the effects of social network structure on inequality in a model of referral hiring that...
Yamamura, E. (2012). Social capital, household income, and preferences for income redistribution. European Journal of Political Economy, 28(4), 498-511.
This paper explores how social capital influences individual preferences for income redistribution...