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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Economics of Social Capital and Health

In: The Economics of Social Capital and Health A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap

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  • Sherman Folland
  • Lorenzo Rocco

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Research on social capital strongly suggests that social interaction benefits society substantially. Its association with good health has attracted health economists to explore how this relationship arises and to develop econometric tests of social capital effects. The present book explores how and what health economists can contribute to this multidisciplinary undertaking. Our efforts are meant to complement what has gone before in the fields of economics, sociology, epidemiology, and others…

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  • Sherman Folland & Lorenzo Rocco, 2014. "Chapter 1: Introduction to the Economics of Social Capital and Health," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sherman Folland & Lorenzo Rocco (ed.), The Economics of Social Capital and Health A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap, chapter 1, pages 1-7, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    1. Patrick Behr & Jorge Jacob, 2024. "Neighbourhood social capital, account usage and savings behaviour in low‐income countries: Field experimental evidence from Senegal," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 36(1), pages 84-108, January.

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