United in Diversity?
An Empirical Investigation on Europe's Regional Social Capital
Fabian Stephany and
Fabian Braesemann
10th Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Regional Economics Workshop, 25/9/2017
Our motivation
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was the diverse EU response to the refuge challenge.
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Is social capital
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more than trust, norms, and networks?
Coleman, J. S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American journal of sociology, 94, S95-S120.
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Three aspects emerge from our data-driven analysis
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of 26 items from the ESS 6/7.
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"Social capitalists"
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have truncated the European continent in many ways.
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General, civic, and communitarian social capital
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are diversely distributed across and within countries.
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General, civic, and communitarian social capital
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are diversely distributed across and within countries.
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General, civic, and communitarian social capital
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are diversely distributed across and within countries.
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New facets allow a more refined analysis
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with the use of non-parametric tools.
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In summary,
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we hope to enrich the debate with three contributions:
Three Dimensions
Regional Distribution
Non-Parametric Measure