In this issue we feature 12 current papers on the theme of social capital:

1. Formal Institutions and the Trust Formation Process: A Psychological Approach to Explain the Relationship between Institutions and Interpersonal Trust - Tamilina, Larysa; Tamilina, Natalya

2. Natural disasters and social capital formation: The impact of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake - Eiji Yamamura

3. Social capital, product imitation and growth with learning externalities - Agenor, Pierre-Richard; Dinh, Hinh T.

4. Is there a closure penalty? Cohesive network structures, diversity, and gender inequalities in career advancement - Lutter, Mark

5. The Value of Social Networks in Financial Markets - Michela Rancan

6. Macroeconomic imbalances: a question of trust? - Buetzer, Sascha; Jordan, Christina; Stracca, Livio

7. Discrimination or Social Networks? Industrial Investment in Colonial India - Gupta, Bishnupriya

8. When Strong Ties are Strong: Networks and Youth Labor Market Entry - Kramarz, Francis; Nordström Skans, Oskar

9. Observed Punishment Spillover Effects: A Laboratory Investigation of Behavior in a Social Dilemma. - David L. Dickinson; E. Glenn Dutcher; Cortney S. Rodet

10. Favor Trading in Public Good Provision - Petrie, Ragan; Jacobson, Sarah

11. Exploitation, Altruism, and Social Welfare: An Economic Exploration - Doepke, Matthias

12. Peer Groups, Employment Status and Mental Well-being among Older Adults in Ireland - Hudson, Eibhlin; Barrett, Alan

Edited by: Fabio Sabatini, Universita' la Sapienza

Issue date: 2013-09-26

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