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| Zhang, Zhenyu; Lynne, Gary D.. |
| While social capital is becoming mainstreamed in social science, much remains to be done to better understand its' nature. This is especially true for "What motivates the investment in social capital, and what affects the level of social capital?" An earlier paper by Robison, Schmid and Siles ( 2002) suggests that social capital is motivated by sympathy, and thus in some sense it is sympathy. The empirical testing herein suggests that the formation of social capital may well be motivated in part by an empathetic, sympathetic tendency toward pursuing a shared other-interest. Data used in the test is from a mid-western U.S.A. rural community we refer to herein as "Nirvana" as it was identified in Cordes et al. (2003). The evidence shows Nirvana... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Social capital; Self-interest; Other-interest; Motivation; Institutional and Behavioral Economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21198 |
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| Zhang, Zhenyu; Schoengold, Karina. |
| Many countries have achieved moderate to dramatic growth during the last few decades, and the world-widely continued economic growth results in increased wealth and deteriorated environment. The relationship between economic growth and environmental quality has received great attention in empirical and theoretical studies. But results are mixed: some find that economic development inevitably leads to environmental deterioration due to resource depletion and pollution, while others find that continued economic development helps to improve environmental quality. Further works are required in a specific context to answer the question whether environmental improvement is compatible with continued economic growth. We intend to provide insight on the potential... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Economic growth; Carbon emission control; Power generation; China; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49363 |
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