On the Empirics of Social Capital
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9703223 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven N Durlauf (0000-0001-8699-7056, University of Wisconsin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 483 |
| Pages | F459-F479 |
| Publication date | 2002-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-0297.00079 |
| OpenAlex | W1993272473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 146 |
| References cited | 32 |
This paper critically examines the way in which empirical evidence is developed in support of a role for social capital in socioeconomic outcomes. Three leading studies of social capital are reviewed and in each case argued to suffer from various identification problems. A general set of conditions under which social capital effects may be identified in linear models is given. Careful attention to these conditions combined with greater openmindedness as to what constitutes appropriate evidence seems the best route to improving empirical studies of social capital. Copyright Royal Economic Society 2002
Capital (architecture · Economic capital · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Human capital · Identification (biology · Public economics · Set (abstract data type · Social capital · Social mobility · Social science · Social status · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Computer Science · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Social Capital and Networks · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 146 |
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| Citations per year | 6,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2027 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 145 |