Usage de lÕInternet et investissement en capital social

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Usage de lÕInternet et investissement en capital social

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Thierry PENARD (CREM, UniversitŽ de Rennes 1)
Nicolas POUSSANG (CEPS / INSTEAD)

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Thierry Pénard

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L'objectif de cet article est d'Žtudier le r™le d'Internet dans la formation du capital social. L'usage d'Internet a-t-il un impact sur la nature et l'intensitŽ des investissements d'un individu dans des rŽseaux sociaux formels et informels ? Cette question est d'abord examinŽe d'un point de vue thŽorique ˆ l'aide d'un modle microŽconomique d'investissement en capital social. Puis, ˆ partir de donnŽes luxembourgeoises, nous tentons d'identifier empiriquement les dŽterminants de l'investissement en capital social hors Internet et via Internet. Nous mettons en Žvidence un effet positif de l'usage d'Internet sur l'engagement dans des rŽseaux sociaux. Par ailleurs, nous montrons que la majoritŽ des investissements en capital social via Internet viennent en complŽment des investissements hors Internet (investissements directs), sauf pour les individus ayant connu une mobilitŽ ou une rupture dans le passŽ (gŽographique, professionnelle, affective). Ces derniers semblent tirer des bŽnŽfices importants de l'usage de l'Internet, pour entretenir ou renouveler leur capital social.

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Paper provided by Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) in its series Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain) with number 2006043.

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- Thierry Pénard & Nicolas Poussing, 2006. "Usage de l'Internet et investissement en capital social," Recherches économiques de Louvain, De Boeck Université, vol. 72(4), pages 413-446. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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- Thierry Pénard & Nicolas Poussing, 2006. "Usage de l'Internet et investissement en capital social," Post-Print halshs-00008317_v1, HAL. [Downloadable!]

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- Charles F. Manski, 2000. "Economic Analysis of Social Interactions," NBER Working Papers 7580, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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