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The social consequences of organized crime in ItalyOrganized crime affects security, development, and democracy worldwide, but not much is known about its social consequences...
Crime Social capital ItalyWorking Paper
Riots and social capital in urban IndiaThis paper explores the relationship between household exposure to riots and social capital in urban India using a panel dataset collected by the authors in the state of Maharashtra...
Riots Social capital TrustWorking Paper
Social capital and household vulnerability: New evidence from rural VienamUsing the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) with a panel of households present from 2008 to 2016, the study investigates the impact of social capital on household vulnerability...
Fixed effects Social capital VulnerabilityWorking Paper
Social and political capital in rural VietnamThis paper exploits five waves of the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) to investigate issues of social and political capital in rural Vietnam...
Economic development Families Household surveyWorking Paper
Social capital, political connections, and household Enterprises: Evidence from VietnamSocial capital and political connections can play an important role in developing countries where markets fail and institutions are weak...
Econometric models (Economic development) Households Panel analysisAnnual Lecture
Egalitarian Principles: The Foundation for Sustainable PeacePresident Ahtisaari reminds us that social capital is a vital and too often neglected precondition for sustainable prosperity...
Economic growth Social capitalJournal Article
Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid–Social Capital–Growth NexusPart of Journal Special Issue Development Aid
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development Institutional economicsWorking Paper
Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid-Social Capital-Growth NexusWe examine the impact of institutional quality and social capital on aid effectiveness. We find strong evidence that social capital and institutions enhance aid effectiveness...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development Institutional economicsJournal Article
Income, Wealth, and Socialization in ArgentinaPart of Journal Special Issue Symposium on Spatial Inequality in Latin America
Income Social capital WealthBook Chapter
Risk-Sharing and Endogenous Network FormationFrom the book: Insurance Against Poverty
Informal sector Insurance RiskBook Chapter
Is a Friend in Need a Friend Indeed?: Inclusion and Exclusion in Mutual Insurance Networks in Southern GhanaFrom the book: Insurance Against Poverty
Households Informal sector InsuranceBook
Resource Abundance and Economic DevelopmentSince the 1960s the per capita incomes of the resource-poor countries have grown significantly faster than those of the resource-abundant countries...
Economic development Economic policy IndustrializationJournal Article
Clans, Cliques, and Captured States: Rethinking “Transition” in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet UnionPart of Journal Special Issue Explaining Violent Conflict
Informal sector Corruption Social capitalBook Chapter
Rebuilding Rural Livelihoods and Social Capital in MozambiqueFrom the book: From Conflict to Recovery in Africa
Equality and inequality Poverty Rural developmentBook Chapter
SME Development in Hungary: Legacy, Transition and PolicyFrom the book: Small and Medium Enterprises in Transitional Economies
Business enterprises Economic policy (Business enterprises) Business networksWorking Paper
Risk-Sharing and Endogenous Network FormationIn economic literature insurance networks are often treated as exogenous institutions. Frequently, the assumption is made that some clearly identifiable group (e.g...
Informal sector Insurance Risk