Projects per year
Abstract
Discovering whether social capital endowments in modern societies have been subjected
or not to a process of gradual erosion is one of the most debated topics in
recent economic literature. Inaugurated by Putnam's pioneering studies, the debate
on social capital trends has been recently revived by Stevenson and Wolfers (2008)
contending Easterlin's assessment. Present work is aimed at finding evidence for the
relationship between changes in social capital and subjective well-being in eight European
countries and in Japan between 1980 and 2005. In particular, I would like to
answer questions such as: 1) is social capital in western Europe, Canada, Australia
and Japan declining? Is such erosion a general trend of modern and richer societies
or is it a characteristic feature of the American one? 2) can social capital trend help
explain subjective well-being trend? In so doing, present research considers three
different set of proxies of social capital controlling for time and socio-demographic
aspects using WVS-EVS data between 1980 and 2005. My results are encouraging,
showing evidence of positive correlation between several proxies of social capital and
both happiness and life satisfaction. Furthermore, my results show that during last
twenty-five years people in some of the most modern and developed countries have
persistently lost confidence in the judicial system, religious institutions, parliament
and civil service.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | CEPS/INSTEAD |
Number of pages | 68 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Publication series
Name | Working Papers |
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Publisher | CEPS/INSTEAD |
No. | 2011-02 |
Keywords
- EVS
- Easterlin paradox
- WVS
- economic development
- relational goods
- social capital
- subjective well-being
- time-series
Projects
- 1 Finished
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VALCOS: Valeurs et cohésion sociale
Borsenberger, M., Berzosa, G., Valentova, M., Bardes, J., Fleury, C., Klein, C., Dickes, P., Hausman, P., Sarracino, F., Mikucka, M., Callens, M., Acket, S., Tourbeaux, J., Dubajic, N., Skoczylas, K., Bartolini, S., Zahlen, P., Lehners, J., Estgen, P., Mertz, F. & Legrand, M.
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
1/02/07 → 31/01/11
Project: Research
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Does Individualistic Culture Lower the Well-Being of the Unemployed? Evidence from Europe.
Mikucka, M., 1 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 15, p. 673-691Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Age and sex differences in gender role attitudes in Luxembourg between 1999 and 2008.
Valentova, M., 1 Jan 2013, In: Work, Employment and Society. 27, 4, p. 639-657 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender Attitudes in Luxembourg Between 1999 and 2008
Valentova, M., 2012, CEPS/INSTEAD, 32 p. (Working Papers; no. 2012-02).Research output: Working paper
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Intégration et frontières sociales au Luxembourg
Tourbeaux, J., 2012, CEPS/INSTEAD, 36 p. (Working Papers; no. 2012-21).Research output: Working paper
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Intégration et frontières sociales au Luxembourg.
Tourbeaux, J., 1 Jan 2012, In: Revue européenne des sciences sociales. 50, 2, p. 115-145 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access