What is Social Capital? The Determinants of Trust and Trustworthiness.

Using a sample of Harvard undergraduates, the authors analyze the trust and social capital in two experiments. Trusting behavior and trustworthiness rise with social connectionl differences in race and nationality reduce the level of trusworthiness.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Glaeser, E.L. ; Laibson, D. ; Scheinkman, J.A. ; Soutter, C.L.
Institutions:	Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), Department of Economics
Subject:	SOCIAL CAPITAL \| TRUST \| BEHAVIOUR

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Series:	Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	36 pages
Classification:	D70 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making. General ; D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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