In this issue we feature 9 current papers on the theme of social capital:

1. Peer Pressure and Productivity: The Role of Observing and Being Observed
   Georganas, Sotiris; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael

2. Trust in Cohesive Communities
   Felipe Balmaceda; Juan Esconar

3. The interrelation of informal institutions and governance quality in shaping Welfare State attitudes
   Hans Pitlik; Ludek Kouba

4. Do institutions affect social preferences? Evidence from divided Korea
   Byung-Yeon Kim; Syngjoo Choi; Jungmin Lee; Sokbae 'Simon' Lee; Kyunghui Choi

5. Social Networks and Peer Effects at Work
   Beugnot, Julie; Fortin, Bernard; Lacroix, Guy; Villeval, Marie Claire

6. The positive effects of ethnic diversity in class on the educational performance of pupils in a multi-ethnic European metropole
   Sjaak Braster; Jaap Dronkers

7. Cooperation and Personality
   Proto, Eugenio

8. The formation of job referral networks: Experimental evidence from ubran Ethiopia.
   Caria, Antonia Stefano; Hassen, Ibrahim Worku

9. Norms of Punishment in the General Population
   S. Bortolotti; M. Casari; F. Pancotto

Edited by: Fabio Sabatini, Universita' la Sapienza

Issue date: 2013-08-16

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