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Social Capital as a Building Block of a Developed Economy: Evidence from the United States

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We determine the effect of individual social capital on income in the United States. We use data from the General Social Survey and separate individuals into three different occupation groups: occupations who require continual usage of social capital, such as carpenters and plumbers; occupations with one time usage of social capital, such finding the job; and farming jobs. We find that social capital has a positive effect on all types of incomes, though only find significant results for \desk jobs", with a 20% effect of social capital on income. This number is consistent with findings for other countries with different types of social capital mechanisms.

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  • Raszap Skorbiansky, Sharon, 2011. "Social Capital as a Building Block of a Developed Economy: Evidence from the United States," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 104029, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea11:104029
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.104029
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